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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

Fonuafoˁou (Falcon Island), Tonga, in 1928
Fonuafoˁou (Falcon Island), Tonga, in 1928
Fonuafoˁou (Falcon Island), Tonga, in 1889
Fonuafoˁou (Falcon Island), Tonga, in 1889
VavaË?u: Roads and Principal Settlements
VavaË?u: Roads and Principal Settlements
The Tonga Group
The Tonga Group
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