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Country
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Tonga |
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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Head of state: King George Tupou V
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Population
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183,176
| 106,146
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Life Expectancy
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63.490 years
| 75.380 years
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Capital City
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| Nuku'alofa
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Largest city
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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.774
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| GDP per capita |
| $7,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 98.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 2.4
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 3.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 13.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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| 4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
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| Religions |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| Tongan, English
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| Exports |
| squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
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| External Debt |
| $104,600,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2.0277 (2006), 1.96 (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 747 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 419 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
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