*Motto: **"Tuvalu mo te Atua"* (Tuvaluan)
"Tuvalu for the Almighty" :
 
*Anthem: **Tuvalu mo te Atua* (Tuvaluan)
*Tuvalu for the Almighty*
*Royal anthem: **God Save the Queen* :
 
*Capital* :
Funafuti
8°31′S 179°13′E / -8.517, 179.217
Official languages :
Tuvaluan, English
Government :
Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional monarchy
Government Queen :
Elizabeth II
Government Governor General :
Filoimea Telito
Government Prime Minister :
Apisai Ielemia
Independence from the UK :
28764
Area Total :
26 km² (226th)
10 sq mi
Area Water (%) :
negligible
Population July 2007 estimate :
11,992 (222nd)
Population Density :
441/km² (22nd)
1,142/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2002 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$14.94 million (228th)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$1,600 (2002 estimate) (148th if ranked)
*HDI* (2003) :
n/a (unranked) (n/a)
Currency :
Tuvaluan dollar
Australian dollar (AUD)
*Motto: **"Tuvalu mo te Atua"* (Tuvaluan)
"Tuvalu for the Almighty" :
 
*Anthem: **Tuvalu mo te Atua* (Tuvaluan)
*Tuvalu for the Almighty*
*Royal anthem: **God Save the Queen* :
 
*Capital* :
Funafuti
8?31?S 179?13?E? / ?-8.517, 179.217
Official languages :
Tuvaluan, English
Government :
Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional monarchy
Governor General :
Filoimea Telito
Prime Minister :
Apisai Ielemia
Total :
26 km? (226th)
10 sq mi
July 2007 estimate :
11,992 (222nd)
Density :
441/km? (22nd)
1,142/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2002 estimate
Total :
$14.94 million (228th)
Per capita :
$1,600 (2002 estimate) (148th if ranked)
*HDI* (2003) :
n/a (unranked) (n/a)
Currency :
Tuvaluan dollar
Australian dollar (AUD)