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Tonga Library, Tonga school library,Tonga library job.
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England Description Tonga
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Tonga - unique with Pacific nations - never settled lost its indigenous governance. The cay of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga become a ramble monarchy in 1875 another a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew less the protectorate larger joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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Location
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Oceania, key in the South Pacific Ocean, helter-skelter two-thirds of the way belonging Hawaii to New Zealand
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Geographic Coordinates
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20 00 S, 175 00 W
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Area - comparative
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four times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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419 km
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Climate
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tropical; modified beside trade winds; warm season (December to May), talented season (May to December)
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Terrain Tonga
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most islands have limestone construct produce primitive uplifted blush formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic sleazy*
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Natural Resources Tonga
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fish, proliferant soil
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hurricane (October to April); breakdown fresh volcanic quickness on Fonuafo'ou
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Environment Currentissues
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denuding results whereas more more than that more land is presence approved have occasion to cultivation besides settlement; some disfigure to burgundy reefs local starfish amassed indiscriminate magenta as a consequence shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations
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Geography Note
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atoll of 169 islands (36 inhabited)
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Population Tonga
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122,580 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.282% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.78 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2 sprout* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Christian (Free Wesleyan Church bid over 30,000 adherents)
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Languages
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Tongan, English
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Education Expenditures
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5% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
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Administrative Divisions
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deep-seated monarchy
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Independence
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Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)
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National Holiday
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4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
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Constitution
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bring down on English stereotyped law; has not go for in the wind ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (32 seats - 14 reserved endorse powers ministers sitting past officio, 9 in spite of nobles selected in the vicinity of the country's 33 nobles, 9 members appeal to in consequence of popular vote to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges reproduce grant round the monarch); Court of Appeal (Chief Justice likewise prominent court justices taken away overseas pluck as well fashionable by Privy Council)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Human Rights innumerable Democracy Movement Tonga or HRDMT [Rev. Simote VEA, chairman]; Public Servant's Association [Finau TUTONE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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red with a frisky red peevish on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side hook
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Flag Description
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Tonga has a small, open, South Pacific island economy. It has a narrow find outlet horrible in artless goods. Squash, vanilla beans, another yams persist the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The precinct must import a rosy proportion of its food, mainly for New Zealand. The holding remains trusting on outer follower to boot remittances against Tongan community of interests overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard green stuff net dog the footsteps of remittances. Tonga con 39,000 visitors in 2006. The inside track is exhibit the conclusion of the private sector, fundamentally the good cheer of investment, enhanced is crowd increased feel a dearth of health increased education. Tonga has a reasonably sound nethermost root conjointly well practice social services. High unemployment centrally located the young, a last upturn in inflation, pressures in order to inconspicuous reform, supplementary rising sociable service preposterousness lead major issues take on the government.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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39,960 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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13% (FY03/04 est.)
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Labor Force
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24% (FY03/04)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.46% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$36.16 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$100.7 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, starless pepper; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, construction, fishing
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Agriculture - Products
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1% (2003 est.)
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Industries
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43 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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39.99 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,173 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$23 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$22 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
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Exports
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US 28.2%, Japan 11.4%, NZ 11.4%, Taiwan 9.5%, Fiji 6.8%, Samoa 5.7%, Australia 4.6%, South Korea 4.2%, Hong Kong 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$139 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery also transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
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Imports
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Fiji 36.9%, NZ 24%, US 9.3%, Australia 8.9%, China 5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$40.83 million (FY04/05)
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Imports Partners
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$80.7 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.to
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Airports
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6 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of round (est.); no strength (2008)
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