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<text id=93CT1431>
<title>
Tuvalu--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Tuvalu
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Tuvalu</l>
<l> former: Ellice Islands</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: TV
</p>
<p>Type: democracy; began debating republic status in 1992;
referendum expected in 1993
</p>
<p>Capital: Funafuti
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none
</p>
<p>Independence: 1 October 1978 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 1 October 1978
</p>
<p>Legal system: NA
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: none
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Parliament: last held 28 September 1989 (next to be held by
NA September 1993); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (12
total)
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime
minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Palamene)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: High Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor General Toaripi LAUTI (since NA 1992)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Bikenibeu PAENIU (since
16 October 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Alesana SELUKA
(since October 1989)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, C (special), ESCAP, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF,
UNESCO, UPU
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant)</l>
</list>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none
</p>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>