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MilitaryMilitary branches
No regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2009) Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 2,021
Females age 16-49 2,026 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 119
Female 111 (2010 est.) Military expenditures
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Tuvalu (Funafuti):
 
GPS points from Tuvalu (Funafuti)
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In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.