| Capitale | nome: Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet coordinate geografiche: 8 31 S, 179 13 E differenza di tempo: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Indipendenza | 1 Ottobre 1978 (from the UK) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 1 Ottobre (1978) |
| Costituzione | history: previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 Ottobre 1986 amendments: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the final reading; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2017) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (da allora 16 April 2010) capo di governo: Prime Minister Kausea NATANO (da allora 19 September 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from members of House of Assembly following parliamentary elections election results: Kausea NATANO elected prime minister by House of Assembly; House of Assembly vote count on 19 September 2019 - 10 to 6 |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
