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Also known as: les Tuvalu (français), Tuvalu (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português, latine), 圖瓦盧 (繁體中文), ツバル (日本語) Formerly: Ellice Islands Continent: Oceania Capital: Fongafale Population: 11,500 Area: 26 km² Religions: Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha’i 1%, other 0.6% Languages: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) Motto: Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan) (Tuvalu for the Almighty) Neighbouring Countries: Fiji Circumscriptions (1): Missions “sui iuris” (1) Roman Rite (1): Funafuti
Apostolic Delegation: Pacific Ocean Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici (C.E. PAC.) International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) as of 2012.01.15 © 2012 GCatholic.com |