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Oceania > Tonga

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Background:

Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

Population:

119,009

GDP per capita:

$2,176.21 per capita

Capital with population:

Nuku'alofa - 34,000

Largest city with population:

Nuku'alofa - 34,000

Alternative names:

Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga


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Maps of Tonga

Niuafoˁou, Tonga
Niuafoˁou, Tonga 		Tonga (Political) 1989
Tonga (Political) 1989 		The Tonga Group
The Tonga Group 		Tongatabu Island [Tonga] 1943
Tongatabu Island [Tonga] 1943
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