Tonga, Królestwo Tonga, Pule'anga Fakatu'i o Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga
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The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

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1. Dependency status: UN Country

2. Government type: hereditary constitutional monarchy

3. Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

4. Border Countries: none (islands)

5. Climate: tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)

6. Terrain: most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base

7. Area: 748 sq km

8. Capital: Nuku'alofa

9. Administrative divisions: 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u

10. Population: 110,237 (July 2004 est.)

11. Languages: Tongan, English s

12. Religions: Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents

13. Currency: pa'anga (TOP)


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23. Intresting WEB's about Tonga:

  • Tonga on the Net - our contribution to putting the Internet in touch with the Kingdom of Tonga and pacific culture.
  • Government of Tonga - official site. Information about Departments, Diplomatic and Foreign Missions, Ministries, news, and more.
  • Planet Tonga - the largest online community for the Tongan people.
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  • SKYTRAX | the World Airline Site - The World Airline Site for latest Airline News, Airline Passenger Surveys, global Airline standards Rating, Best Airline and Airport of the Year, Airline Flight Reviews, Airline Quality Star Ranking across the worldslowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
  • babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts
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