Tuvalu
Country Information
Capital City
Funafuti
Government and Legal Status
Democratic Monarchy
Head of State
HM Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor General HE Teniku Talesi
Head of Government
Prime Minister Kausea Natano
Official Languages
English
Tuvaluan
Official Currency
Australian Dollar
Memberships
1978 – Member of the Commonwealth
1978 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1978– Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
2000 – United Nations
2013 – PRIF
2004 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2017 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 48% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 48% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | -- |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 100% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 13.5 |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | -- |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 1.0 |
Transport
| International airports: Funafuti International Airport | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | -- |
| Paved road network as % of total network | -- |
| Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 99.8% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 6.3% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) | 84.1% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) | 99.2% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 3.0 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 8.3 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 0.1 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
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Tuvalu Country Profile.pdf317.15 KB