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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:

105,916

GDP per capita:

$7,375.00 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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VavaË?u: Roads and Principal Settlements
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'Eua,Tonga: relief and settlement
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