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Tuvalu is located between 5 39' ~10 45' south latitude and176 09' ~179 51'east longitude, in the western Pacific Ocean, southeast of Marshall Islands and west of international date line. Fiji in the south, Kiribati in the north and Solomon Islands in the west. It consists of nine atolls, eight of which are inhabited, and the vertical height does not exceed 5 meters above sea level.

The northern and southern ends of Tuvalu are 560 kilometers apart, extending from northwest to southeast in a sea area of about 6.5438+0.3 million square kilometers, with an exclusive economic zone of 900,000 square kilometers. The coastline is about 24 kilometers long and the territorial sea area is about 750,000 square kilometers.

Most of Tuvalu's territory is a coral reef island, and its islands are long and narrow, round, half-moon, square and bow. There is a lagoon in the middle, and there are no mountains and rivers on the island. Ma Pingchuan is very low in altitude, with limestone soil and coral gravel, and the water on the surface can easily penetrate into the ground. The land is very barren and there is no water storage area, which is not suitable for planting crops.

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The total population of Tuvalu is11097 (2016), of which about 1/3 lives in Funafuti Island. Most of Tuvalu's residents are Polynesians, and the rest are Kiribati, Europeans, etc. They belong to the same nation as Tonga and Samoa, and their skin color is brown. Tuvaluan aborigines account for about 97% of the total population, and Europeans account for about 3%.

The Constitution came into force when it became independent in1June, 978+1 year1October. According to the constitution, the picture shows the members of the Commonwealth. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who appointed a governor as the head of state on the proposal of the Prime Minister. The prime minister is elected by members of parliament. The Cabinet is responsible to the Parliament and consists of the Prime Minister and four ministers. The attorney general is the government's main legal adviser. 1in June, 1986, the constitution was amended and the governor lost his veto power over government proposals.

Tuvalu is a special member of the Commonwealth (not attending Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings). It is a constitutional monarchy, with the Queen as the head of state and the Governor appointed by the Queen as the agent. The Governor must be a citizen of Tuvalu. The Governor is appointed by the Queen of England on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

The Constitution stipulates that Tuvalu is a democratic and sovereign country. The Constitution is supreme and protects the basic rights and freedoms of citizens.

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