government: parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 1 October 1978; amended 2007, 2010, 2013
legal system: mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral House of Assembly (Fale I Fono)
judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and not less than 3 appeals judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice); appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London); magistrates' courts; island courts; land courts
religion: Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:Convention on the Rights of the Child
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