Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Willy Telavi Tuvalu has no political parties. Allegiances revolve around personalities and geography. The 15-member parliament is popularly elected every four years. The prime minister is chosen by MPs.
President: Joseph Kabila
Population
10,619
73,599,190
Life Expectancy
65.110 years
55.740 years
Capital City
Largest city
Funafuti (population: 4,749)
Kinshasa (population: 7,785,960)
Human Development Index
0
0.361
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
%
67.2%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
Religions
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area
26 km sq
2,344,858 km sq
Coastline
24 km
37 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
