Country
Tonga Guyana
Leader
Population
106,146 741,908
Life Expectancy
75.380 years 67.390 years
Capital City
Nuku'alofa Georgetown
Largest city
Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) Georgetown (population: 235,017)
Human Development Index
0.774 0.725 GDP per capita $7,400 US $7,600 US
Literacy Rate
98.9% 98.8%
Corruption Perception Index
2.4 2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
3.1% 29% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 13.000% 11.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy republic
Independence date
4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate) 26 May 1966 (from UK) Religions Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) Hindu 28.4%, Pentecostal 16.9%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%, Jehovah Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, Muslim 7.2%, other 4.3%, none 4.3% (2002 census) Languages Tongan, English English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu Exports squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber External Debt $104,600,000 $ $1,234,000,000 US Exchange Rate pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2.0277 (2006), 1.96 (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003) Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - 203.86 (2008 est.), 201.89 (2007), 200.28 (2006), 200.79 (2005), 198.31 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.900% 1.800% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela Area 747 km sq 214,969 km sq Coastline 419 km 459 km Climate tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to August, November to January)
