|
Country
|
Tonga | 
Dominican Republic |
|
Leader
|
Head of state: King George Tupou V
|
President: Danilo Medina
|
|
Population
|
106,146
| 10,088,598
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
75.380 years
| 77.440 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Nuku'alofa
| Santo Domingo
|
|
Largest city
|
| Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) | Juan Dolio (population: 8,581,480) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.774
| 0.768
|
| GDP per capita |
$7,400 US
| $9,400 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
98.9%
| 87%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.4
| 3
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
3.1%
| 17.1%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
13.000%
| 13.100%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
| |
|
Political System
|
constitutional monarchy
| democratic republic
|
|
Independence date
|
4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
| 27 February 1844 (from Haiti)
|
| Religions |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Tongan, English
| Spanish
|
| Exports |
squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
| ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats, consumer goods
|
| External Debt |
$104,600,000 $
| $14,420,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2.0277 (2006), 1.96 (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003)
| Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - 34.775 (2008 est.), 33.113 (2007), 33.406 (2006), 30.409 (2005), 42.12 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.900%
| 0.700%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
|
| Location |
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
| Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
|
| Area |
747 km sq
| 48,670 km sq
|
| Coastline |
419 km
| 1,288 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
| tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
|
|
|
|
