Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Tuvalu

Type: independent state with special “membership” in the Commonwealth, recognizing Elizabeth II as head of state

Capital: Funafuti

Political subdivisions: 8 island councils on the permanently inhabited islands

Branches: executive—Prime Minister and Cabinet; unicameral legislature—

12-member House of Parliament judicial— High Court, 8 island courts with limited jur-isdication

Government leaders: Dr. Tomasi PUAPUA, Prime Minister (since September 1981); Sir Fiatau Penitala TEO, Governor General (since October 1978)

Elections: last general election September 1985, next scheduled for September 1989

Political parties: none

Member of: ESCAP (associate member), GATT (de facto), SPF, SPC, UPU

NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.