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Country
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Tonga |
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Leader
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Head of state: King George Tupou VI
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President: Sprent Dabwido
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Population
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106,322
| 9,434
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Life Expectancy
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75.600 years
| 66.050 years
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Capital City
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Nuku'alofa
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Largest city
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| Nuku`alofa (population: 22,400) | (population: ) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
$7,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.9%
| %
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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%
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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)
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| Religions |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
| Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Tongan, English
| Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
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| Exports |
squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
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| External Debt |
$118,600,000 $
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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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
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
| Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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| Area |
747 km sq
| 21 km sq
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| Coastline |
419 km
| 30 km
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| Climate |
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
| tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
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