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- Government
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- Long-form name: none
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- Type: democracy
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- Capital: Funafuti
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- Administrative divisions: none
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- Independence: 1 October 1978 (from UK; formerly Ellice Islands)
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- Constitution: 1 October 1978
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- National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
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- Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime
- minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
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- Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Palamene)
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- Judicial branch: High Court
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
- represented by Governor General Tupua LEUPENA (since 1 March
- 1986)
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- Head of Government: Prime Minister Bikenibeu PAENIU (since 16
- October 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Alesana SELUKA (since
- October 1989)
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- Political parties and leaders: none
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- Suffrage: universal at age 18
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- Elections:
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- Parliament: last held 28 September 1989 (next to be held by NA
- September 1993); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (12
- total)
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- Member of: ACP, C (special), ESCAP, SPC, SPF, UPU
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- Diplomatic representation: Ambassador (vacant)
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- US: none
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- Flag: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper
- hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map
- of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing
- the nine islands
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