{"id":71402,"date":"2024-01-17T21:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=71402"},"modified":"2024-01-17T21:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T18:54:17","slug":"how-do-people-live-in-the-small-country-of-tuvalu-that-will-soon-be-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=71402","title":{"rendered":"How do people live in the small country of Tuvalu that will soon be underwater?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuvalu is a unique maritime power, with only 26 of its 500 square kilometers of land lying on land. <\/p>\n

Until 1974, the country was the British colony of Yeghis. After a referendum in 1978, it became a democracy, but officially the British monarchs still rule Tuvalu.<\/p>\n

The current name of the state means \u2018eight together\u2019 in the local dialect and symbolizes the eight atoll islands. <\/p>\n

Actually, there are 9 of them in the state, but the last one was settled later. The capital of Tuvalu is the only city in the country located on the island of Funafuti. <\/p>\n

Here is the longest road and together the only airport runway. The city has about 6 thousand inhabitants, which is about half of the country’s population.<\/p>\n

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There are no freshwater bodies in the Tuvalu islands, and the inhabitants have adapted to collecting rainwater. <\/p>\n

Due to the characteristics of the soil, atolls are of little use for agriculture and animal husbandry. However, the residents have a rich diet with delicious seafood dishes.<\/p>\n

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The highest point rises only 5 meters above sea level, this is the main problem of the country. Global warming will cause the Tuvalu Islands to flood in the future, <\/p>\n

and now the government is developing a plan to evacuate the population to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.<\/p>\n

Tuvalu’s budget is filled mainly by benefactors from neighboring, more developed countries. One tenth of the population works abroad and supports the economy through remittances. <\/p>\n

In the late 90s, Americans and Canadians bought the national domain .tv. For 50 billion dollars. This amount is several times higher than the annual expenditure of the state.<\/p>\n