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Country
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Tonga | 
Brunei |
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Leader
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Head of state: King George Tupou V
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Head of state: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
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Population
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106,146
| 408,786
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Life Expectancy
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75.380 years
| 76.370 years
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Capital City
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Nuku'alofa
| Bandar Seri Begawan
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Largest city
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| Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) | Bandar Seri Begawan (population: 64,409) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.919
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| GDP per capita |
$7,400 US
| $50,000 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.9%
| 92.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.4
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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3.1%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.000%
| 2.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy
| constitutional sultanate
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Independence date
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4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
| 1 January 1984 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
| Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%
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| Languages |
Tongan, English
| Malay (official), English, Chinese
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| Exports |
squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
| crude oil, natural gas, garments
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| External Debt |
$104,600,000 $
| $0 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)
| Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.5886 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004), 1.7422 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 4.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
| Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia
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| Area |
747 km sq
| 5,765 km sq
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| Coastline |
419 km
| 161 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
| tropical; hot, humid, rainy
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