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'''Official name''' Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga (Tongan); Kingdom of Tonga (English)<br> | |||
'''Form of government''' hereditary constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [281])<br> | |||
'''Head of state''' King: Tupou VI<br> | |||
'''Head of government''' Prime Minister: Samuela ʿAkilisi Pohiva<br> | |||
'''Capital''' Nukuʿalofa<br> | |||
'''Official languages''' Tongan; English<br> | |||
'''Official religion''' none<br> | |||
'''Monetary unit''' paʿanga (T$)<br> | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 103,000COLLAPSE<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 289<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 748<br> | |||
'''Urban-rural population'''<br> | |||
:Urban: (2011) 23.4% | |||
:Rural: (2011) 76.6% | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2012) 73.5 years | |||
:Female: (2012) 76.8 years | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate'''<br> | |||
:Male: not available | |||
:Female: not available | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2012) 4,240<br> | |||
==Background of Tonga== | ==Background of Tonga== | ||
Tonga, officially Kingdom of Tonga, Tongan Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga, also called Friendly Islands, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Haʿapai in the centre, and Vavaʿu in the north. Isolated islands include Niuafoʿou, Niuatoputapu, and Tafahi (together known as the Niuatoputapu, or Niuas, island group) in the far north and ʿAta in the far south. Tonga’s total land area is dispersed between latitudes 15° to 23° S and longitudes 173° to 177° W. The capital, Nukuʿalofa, is on the island of Tongatapu. Tonga is a member of the Commonwealth and of the United Nations. | |||
'''[[Land of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[People of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Economy of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Culture Life of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Tonga]]'''<br> | |||
==Disclaimer== | ==Disclaimer== | ||
{{disclaimer countries}} | {{disclaimer countries}} | ||
[[category:countries]] | [[category:countries]] | ||