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Capital Tonga : |
Nuku'alofa .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Tonga :
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| Climate Tonga :
| tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December) .
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| Life expectancy Tonga :
| 69.2 years .
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| Fertility rate Tonga :
| 3 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Tonga :
| hereditary constitutional monarchy .
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| Population Tonga :
| 110,237 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Tonga :
| 748 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Tonga :
| 11,200 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Tonga :
| 3,400 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Tonga :
| 676.
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| Sex ratio total Tonga :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Tonga ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Tonga ratio 15 64 :
| 0.98 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Tonga ratio 65 :
| 0.78 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Tonga :
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| HIV Tonga :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Tonga :
| NA |
| Literacy Tonga :
| 98,50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Tonga :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Tonga :
| NA |
| Inflation Tonga :
| 10.3% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Tonga :
| 13.3% (1996 est.) |
| Internet Users Tonga :
| 2,900 (2002) |
| Location Tonga :
| Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic Coordinates Tonga :
| 20 00 S, 175 00 W |
| Religion Tonga :
| Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) |
| Administrative region Tonga :
| 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u |
| Terrain Tonga :
| most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base |
| Elevation extremes lowest Tonga :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Tonga :
| unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m |
| Natural resources Tonga :
| fish, fertile soil |
| Land use arable land Tonga :
| 23,61% |
| Land use permanentcrops Tonga :
| 43,06% |
| Irrigated land Tonga :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Tonga :
| cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou |
| Environment current issues Tonga :
| deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations |
| Geography note Tonga :
| archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited) |
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