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Road Traffic:left side
Electricity:
Voltage:240V
Frequency:50 Hz
Plug types:I,
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Area:
total: 748 sq km
land: 718 sq km
water: 30 sq km
Climate:
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
Terrain:
most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base
Economy
GDP: $244 million (2002 est.)
GDP growth rate: 1.4% (FY03/04 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,300 (2002 est.)
Inflation rate: 10.3% (2002 est.)
Currency: pa'anga (TOP)
Exchange rates:
pa'anga per US dollar - NA (2005), 1.9716 (2004), 2.142 (2003), 2.1952 (2002), 2.1236 (2001)
People
Population: 114,689 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 2.01% (2006 est.)
Religions:
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Languages:
Tongan, English
Government
Capital:
name: Nuku'alofa
time difference: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence:
4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)
Note: Information on Tonga was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Tonga, please visit one of the links below.
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