Current Forum Chair 2021-2022

Tuvalu   Hon Kausea Natano (Prime Minister of Tuvalu)

FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1978 INDEPENDENCE DAY: 1 Oct 1978 CAPITAL: Funafuti AREA: 30 sq km EEZ: 757,000 sq km POPULATION: 11,000 (2015) LANGUAGE: English, Tuvaluan CURRENCY: Australian dollar ECONOMY: Agriculture and fisheries STATUS: Constitutional monarchy under HM Queen Elizabeth II HEAD OF STATE: HM Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor-General The Hon Sir Iakoba Taela Italei HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister The Hon Kausea Natano WEBSITE: www.tuvaluislands.com