11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
Religions
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
Languages
Tongan, English
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Exports
squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
External Debt
$104,600,000 $
$31,030,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2.0277 (2006), 1.96 (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003)
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Area
747 km sq
65,300 km sq
Coastline
419 km
90 km
Climate
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
