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Oceania > Tonga > Government

TONGAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 21 08 S, 175 12 W Time series
Constitution
4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador Fekitamoeloa 'UTOIKAMANU
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet consists of 14 members, 10 appointed by the monarch for life; four appointed from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly, including two each from the nobles' and peoples' representatives serving three-year terms
Executive branch > Chief of state
King George TUPOU V (since 11 September 2006)
Flag description
red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner
Government type constitutional monarchy Time series
Independence
4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch); Court of Appeal (Chief Justice and high court justices from overseas chosen and approved by Privy Council)
Legal system
based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch
unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (32 seats - 14 reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for nobles selected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popular vote; members serve three-year terms)
National holiday Emancipation Day, 4 June
Political parties and leaders
Tonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement or THRDM [Uliti UATA]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tesina FUKO]
Political pressure groups and leaders
Human Rights and Democracy Movement Tonga or HRDMT [Rev. Simote VEA, chairman]; Public Servant's Association [Finau TUTONE]
Status pseudo-democracy
Suffrage
21 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days 32 days Time series [96th of 171]
Trademarks, residents 1 Time series [67th of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International none

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; electionworld.org; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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