_#_Organized labor: none
_*Government #_Long-form name: none
_#_Type: democracy
_#_Capital: Funafuti
_#_Administrative divisions: none
_#_Independence: 1 October 1978 (from UK; formerly Ellice Islands)
_#_Constitution: 1 October 1978
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Palamene)