Capital : Funafuti

Land Area : 26 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia (Since 2006)

Population : 12,373 (July 2009 est.)

Major Languages : Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)

Major Religion(s) : Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%

Date of Joining : 1978

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