Tuvalu

Capital City:

Funafuti (Fongafale)

Languages:

Tuvaluan, English

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	2	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33		World Bank

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2005	Source
Country population	10,441	World Bank
Population annual growth		World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)		World Bank

Category: Social
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage												UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)												World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index												UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)												World Bank

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	94					96			97			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
Energy Strategy - Tuvalu	Pacific Regional Energy Assessment 2004: Tuvalu		2004
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Tuvalu	Initial national communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.	Strategy Description	1999
NAPA - Tuvalu	Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Programme of Action	Strategy Description	2007
NBSAP - Tuvalu	Tuvalu National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan: Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Strategy Description	2009
NSDS - Tuvalu	National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2005-2015	Strategy Description	2005

Seychelles renforce les liens avec les petits Etats insulaires et établit des relations diplomatiques avec Nauru

Submitted by: admin | Date: 21 Apr 2011

Seychelles a officiellement établi des relations diplomatiques avec l'île du Pacifique de Nauru suite d'un accord signature qui s'est tenue à New York le week.Seychelles vendredi dernier «Représentant permanent auprès de l'Organisation des Nations Unies l'Ambassadeur Ronny Jumeau accompagné de M. Selby Pillay, le conseiller principal à la nouvelle Seychelles Mission permanente auprès de l'ONU, le plomb de l'échange de documents au nom de Seychelles.Signing au nom de...

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Seychelles strengthens ties with small island states and establishes diplomatic relations with Nauru

Submitted by: admin | Date: 21 Apr 2011 | Source:

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Seychelles has formally established diplomatic relations with the Pacific island of Nauru following an agreement signing held in New York on Friday last week.Seychelles' Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amb Ronny Jumeau accompanied by Mr. Selby Pillay, the new Principal Counselor at the Seychelles Permanent Mission to the UN, lead the exchange of documents on behalf of Seychelles.Signing on behalf of the Republic of Nauru, its Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations,...

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