| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Tonga |
| Capital |
Nuku'alofa |
| Total Area |
288.80 sq mi
748.00 sq km
(four times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
102,321 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
188,340 |
| Languages |
Tongan, English |
| Literacy |
98.5% total, 98.4% male, 98.7% female (1996 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents) |
| Life Expectancy |
65.54 male, 70.45 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
hereditary constitutional monarchy |
| Currency |
1 pa'anga (T$) = 100 seniti |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,200 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, fishing |
| Agriculture |
squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish |
| Arable Land |
24% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, fertile soil |
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