Tuvalu

Official name Tuvalu
Form of government constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Parliament [15])
Head of state British Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General: Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli
Head of government Prime Minister: Enele Sopoaga
Capital government offices are at Vaiaku, Fongafale islet, of Funafuti atoll
Official language none
Official religion none
Monetary unit Tuvaluan dollar
Population (2013 est.) 11,300COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 9.9
Total area (sq km) 25.6
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2010) 50.4%

Rural: (2010) 49.6%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 62.7 years

Female: (2012) 67.3 years

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2012) 6,070

Background of Tuvalu

Tuvalu, formerly Ellice Islands, country in the west-central Pacific Ocean. It is composed of nine small coral islands scattered in a chain lying approximately northwest to southeast over a distance of some 420 miles (676 km). The capital is Funafuti Atoll; most government offices are located in the village of Vaiaku, Fongafale islet, a constituent part of Funafuti Atoll. With colonial Kiribati, Tuvalu formed the unit known as Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.

Land of Tuvalu
People of Tuvalu
Economy of Tuvalu
Government and Society of Tuvalu
Culture Life of Tuvalu
History of Tuvalu

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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.