Key Facts
- GDP (ppp) per CAPITA
- $4,600 (2008 est.)
- Inflation Rate
- 5.9% (2007 est.)
- Population
- 120,898 (July 2009 est.)
- Country Risk Ratings
- A3
- Ease of Doing Business
- 43/181
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Tonga : Introduction
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.
Capital City:
Nuku'alofa (+12 GMT)
Currency:
Pa'anga (TOP)
(convert)
Languages:
Tongan, English
Calling Code:
676
Voltage:
240
Religions:
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
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Tonga: World Bank Doing Business IndicatorsTonga: BBC Country Profile
Tonga: MSU Global Access
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Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (May 2009)
