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 | TONGAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tonga |
| country code ISO: TO //; - FIPS: TN |
| location: South Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: +13 UT |
| surface (land) area: 750 sq.km = 289 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 15° S / South: 23° S / East: 171° W / West: 180° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: 1820 ; 1970-06-04 |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy |
| capital: Nuku'alofa |
| administrative division: 169 islands in 5 groups |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: (1986): 94,649; (1996): 97,784 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 100,000; or: 102,321 /-; 2001: 99,000; or: 104,227 |
| population density: 133 per sq.km = 345 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,7% //; - doubling time: 32 years |
| birth rate: 24 - 29 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 - 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 23 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 69 years (male: 66; female: 71) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 37% //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: % //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Tongan 95,5% (Polynesian); part Tongan 2,8%; other 1,7% |
| languages: Tongan, English (both official) |
| religious affiliation: Free Weslyan 43%; Roman Catholic 16%; Mormon 12%; Free Church of Tonga 11% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 100% |
| people per physician: 320 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 54% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 23% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 6% |
| adult literacy: 93% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Tongan pa'anga = 100 seniti |
| annual inflation rate: 2% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1500 per capita |
| GNI USD 1660 per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: 2% |
| income: USD 1100 per capita |
| import: USD 69 per capita //; - export: USD 14 per capita |
| trade: USD 811 per capita //; - or 52% of GDP |
| trade partners: NZ AU JP US FJ |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 33% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,035 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 67% //; - grass land: 6% //; - wooded area: 11% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 45% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 41% |
| agricultural products: coconuts, cassava, passion fruit, yams, taor, sweet potatoes, vegetables, copra, bananas, vanilla beans |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 9 / goats: 14-16 / hogs: 81 / horses: 11 / pigs: 81 / poultry: 266 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 4% //; - part of industry in GDP: 19% |
| industrial products: food products, chemicals, textile, wood and timber |
| mining products: coral, sand |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,2 |
| services: labour force: 51% //; - part of services in GDP: 40% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 27 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 386, or 680 km //; - of which paved: 27, or 76% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 19 or 75 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 67 - 93 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 400 - 619 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 21 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 73 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 55600 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Kao 1014 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): some lagoons |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some short ones to drain the mountain slopes |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
| the estimates for recent poulation figures always tend to be higher than the census results |
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