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Chris wood

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Geopolitical and historical information on Tonga, a country in Oceania.

Facts about Tonga - World Map

Find here important facts about Tonga, including history, maps, tradition, people, language, cities, currency, government, economy and more.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/tonga/facts.html
Tonga Statistics at a Glance - Tonga Department of Statistics

Discover statistics and information about Tonga from the Tonga Department of Statistics.
http://prism.spc.int
Tonga Demographics Profile - Index Mundi

Demographics and information about Tonga.
http://www.indexmundi.com/tonga/demographics_profile.html
10 Curious Customs and Quirks - Tonga Time

Tonga is famous for its conservative values. Indeed, old-school Christianity is the prevalent religion here, which is a whole other point perhaps worth noting subsequently. learn about interesting customs and quirks here.
http://tongatime.com/2013/02/19/kingdom-of-tonga/10-curious-customs-and-quirks/
WHO: Tonga

WHO country health profile of Tonga provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the country's public health issues and services.
http://www.who.int/countries/ton/en/
Tongan Culture and Traditions

Learn all about the culture and traditions of Tonga.
http://www.eua-island-tonga.com/Tongan-Culture.html
Culture of Tonga - Vava'u Islands, Tonga, South Pacific

The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period.
http://www.vavau.to/facts9.html
Culture of Tonga: History, People, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family, Social, Marriage - Every Culture

Tonga is an archipelago of one hundred fifty islands, thirty-six of which are inhabited. There are four major groups of islands: the Tongatapu, Ha'apai, Vava'u, and Niua groups. Most of the islands are raised coral islands, some are volcanic, and a few are atolls.
http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Tonga.html
Kingdom of Tonga Country Profile - South Pacific Ocean

Tonga facts, Tonga geography, travel Tonga, Tonga internet resources, links to Tonga. Official web sites of Tonga, the capital of Tonga, art, culture, history, cities, airlines, embassies, tourist boards and newspapers.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/tonga.htm
Tonga Map and Geography Information - World Atlas

Tonga is a constitutional monarchy, and is the only country within the South Pacific to have never been colonized by a foreign power.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/to.htm
Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 177 islands of which 52 islands are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. It has a population 103,000 people of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga

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Kingdom of Tonga Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga (Tongan)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa" "God and Tonga are my inheritance"
Anthem: "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" "Song of the King of the Tongan Islands"

Capital and largest city	Nukuʻalofa 21°08′S 175°12′W / 21.133°S 175.200°W / -21.133; -175.200
Official languages	Tongan English
Ethnic groups (2018 ^[1])	97% Tongan 0.7% Euronesians 2.3% others
Religion (2016) ^[2]	96.9% Christianity —53.7% Methodism —18.6% Mormonism —14.2% Catholicism —10.4% other Christian 2.2% Baháʼí Faith 0.5% no religion 0.3% others
Demonym(s)	Tongan
Government	Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Tupou VI
• Prime Minister	Samiu Vaipulu (Acting)
• Assembly Speaker	Fatafehi Fakafanua

Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom

• Independence declared	4 June 1970

Area
• Total	748 km² (289 sq mi) (175th)
• Water (%)	4.0
Population
• 2021 census	100,209^[3] (199th)
• Density	139/km² (360.0/sq mi) (76th^a)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$655 million
• Per capita	$6,496^[4]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$493 million
• Per capita	$4,888^[4]
Gini (2021)	27.1^[5] low inequality
HDI (2022)	0.739^[6] high (98th)
Currency	Paʻanga (TOP)
Time zone	UTC +13
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on	left
Calling code	+676
ISO 3166 code	TO
Internet TLD	.to
Based on 2005 figures.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Facts about Tonga - World Map

Find here important facts about Tonga, including history, maps, tradition, people, language, cities, currency, government, economy and more.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/tonga/facts.html
Tonga Statistics at a Glance - Tonga Department of Statistics

Discover statistics and information about Tonga from the Tonga Department of Statistics.
http://prism.spc.int
Tonga Demographics Profile - Index Mundi

Demographics and information about Tonga.
http://www.indexmundi.com/tonga/demographics_profile.html
10 Curious Customs and Quirks - Tonga Time

Tonga is famous for its conservative values. Indeed, old-school Christianity is the prevalent religion here, which is a whole other point perhaps worth noting subsequently. learn about interesting customs and quirks here.
http://tongatime.com/2013/02/19/kingdom-of-tonga/10-curious-customs-and-quirks/
WHO: Tonga

WHO country health profile of Tonga provides key statistics, information, news, features and journal articles on the country's public health issues and services.
http://www.who.int/countries/ton/en/
Tongan Culture and Traditions

Learn all about the culture and traditions of Tonga.
http://www.eua-island-tonga.com/Tongan-Culture.html
Culture of Tonga - Vava'u Islands, Tonga, South Pacific

The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period.
http://www.vavau.to/facts9.html
Culture of Tonga: History, People, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family, Social, Marriage - Every Culture

Tonga is an archipelago of one hundred fifty islands, thirty-six of which are inhabited. There are four major groups of islands: the Tongatapu, Ha'apai, Vava'u, and Niua groups. Most of the islands are raised coral islands, some are volcanic, and a few are atolls.
http://www.everyculture.com/To-Z/Tonga.html
Kingdom of Tonga Country Profile - South Pacific Ocean

Tonga facts, Tonga geography, travel Tonga, Tonga internet resources, links to Tonga. Official web sites of Tonga, the capital of Tonga, art, culture, history, cities, airlines, embassies, tourist boards and newspapers.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/tonga.htm
Tonga Map and Geography Information - World Atlas

Tonga is a constitutional monarchy, and is the only country within the South Pacific to have never been colonized by a foreign power.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/to.htm
Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 177 islands of which 52 islands are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. It has a population 103,000 people of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga

Kingdom of Tonga Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga (Tongan)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa" "God and Tonga are my inheritance"
Anthem: "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" "Song of the King of the Tongan Islands"

Capital and largest city	Nukuʻalofa 21°08′S 175°12′W / 21.133°S 175.200°W / -21.133; -175.200
Official languages	Tongan English
Ethnic groups (2018 ^[1])	97% Tongan 0.7% Euronesians 2.3% others
Religion (2016) ^[2]	96.9% Christianity —53.7% Methodism —18.6% Mormonism —14.2% Catholicism —10.4% other Christian 2.2% Baháʼí Faith 0.5% no religion 0.3% others
Demonym(s)	Tongan
Government	Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Tupou VI
• Prime Minister	Samiu Vaipulu (Acting)
• Assembly Speaker	Fatafehi Fakafanua

Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom

• Independence declared	4 June 1970

Area
• Total	748 km² (289 sq mi) (175th)
• Water (%)	4.0
Population
• 2021 census	100,209^[3] (199th)
• Density	139/km² (360.0/sq mi) (76th^a)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$655 million
• Per capita	$6,496^[4]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$493 million
• Per capita	$4,888^[4]
Gini (2021)	27.1^[5] low inequality
HDI (2022)	0.739^[6] high (98th)
Currency	Paʻanga (TOP)
Time zone	UTC +13
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on	left
Calling code	+676
ISO 3166 code	TO
Internet TLD	.to
Based on 2005 figures.

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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