print email comment close Country Profile: Tuvalu URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1249549.stm Description: Profile of this country that is "a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1978." Includes demographic facts, historical overview, timeline of key events, and brief listings of leaders and media outlets. Site also includes links to related news stories, and audio of the national anthem. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords atolls LII Database Information: Record 20129 created by Maria Brandt on 12/23/2005 Last modification on 09/09/2009 Published: 09/21/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20129