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Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.How much do you know about one of the world's smallest and most remote countries? Test your knowledge on Tuvalu's rich culture, unique geography, and fascinating history!
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Tuvalu owns the highly sought-after ".tv" domain extension. In 2000, the country signed a lucrative licensing agreement that significantly boosted its national revenue, helping to fund infrastructure, education, and even its entry into the United Nations.
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Seabees from the United States Navy built the airfield in 1943 as a military base to launch attacks against Japanese forces in nearby Kiribati. Today, it is Tuvalu's only international airport, and because flights are infrequent, the runway is used as a public park in the evenings.
Photo: Oetti42, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
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The name "Tuvalu" translates to "eight standing together," representing the eight traditionally inhabited islands of the archipelago. The ninth island, Niulakita, was settled later in the 20th century. Today, all nine are populated, and they are represented by the nine stars on the national flag.
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Te ano is a traditional team game of Tuvalu, played with two hard balls at the same time. Players knock the balls on with their hands without catching them, and the other team scores a point whenever a ball hits the ground. The first team to reach 10 points wins.
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The fatele is the musical heart of Tuvalu, performed at weddings, community gatherings, and national festivals. Dancers sit in rows and sing a song that starts slowly before accelerating to a thrilling, fast-paced climax accompanied by rhythmic beating on a wooden box.
Photo: JialiangGao, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Pulaka, also known as swamp taro, is a vital crop in Tuvalu. Because the sandy atoll soil lacks nutrients, farmers dig deep pits down to the freshwater lens to cultivate it. Preparing a pulaka pit requires years of labor, making it a highly valued family asset.
Photo: Luigi Guarino from Rome, Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Caves of Nanumanga lie more than 40 meters underwater. Divers found blackened fragments of coral and charcoal on the cave floor, suggesting that ancient inhabitants used the site for shelter when sea levels were much lower, thousands of years ago.
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Tuvalu's highest point is just 4.6 metres above sea level, lower than a two-storey house. Of all the world's countries, only the Maldives has a lower highest point, so rising seas are a big worry for Tuvaluans.
Photo: CIA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Niulakita is the smallest and southernmost island of Tuvalu. It was bought by the British administration from a commercial company in 1944 and settled by families from overcrowded Niutao. The island is oval-shaped and is the only one in Tuvalu that is not a classic atoll.
Photo: USGS/NASA Landsat Program; found and cropped by Szczureq, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Under British colonial rule, Tuvalu was known as the Ellice Islands and was administered together with the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati). In 1974, Tuvaluans voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to separate from the Gilberts, leading to independence four years later.
Photo: Harold Clifford Fassett, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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