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Country
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Tonga | 
Central African Republic |
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Leader
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Head of state: King George Tupou V
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President: Francois Bozize
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Population
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106,146
| 5,057,208
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Life Expectancy
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75.380 years
| 50.480 years
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Capital City
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Nuku'alofa
| Bangui
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Largest city
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| Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) | Bangui (population: 542,393) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.352
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| GDP per capita |
$7,400 US
| $800 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.9%
| 48.6%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.4
| 2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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3.1%
| 10.5%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
13.000%
| 8.000%
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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
| republic
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Independence date
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4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
| 13 August 1960 (from France)
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| Religions |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
| indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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| Languages |
Tongan, English
| French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages
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| Exports |
squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
| diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco
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| External Debt |
$104,600,000 $
| $483,900,000 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)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 481.8 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 0.900%
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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
| Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Area |
747 km sq
| 622,984 km sq
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| Coastline |
419 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
| tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers
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