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: Paul Kagame
Population
10,619
11,689,696
Life Expectancy
65.110 years
58.440 years
Capital City
Largest city
Funafuti (population: 4,749)
Kigali (population: 745,261)
Human Development Index
0
0.435
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
%
70.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
50.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy
republic; presidential, multiparty system
Independence date
Religions
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Languages
Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
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, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
26 km sq
26,338 km sq
Coastline
24 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
