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  1.                                           TONGA  
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  9.         OFFICIAL NAME:Kingdom of Tonga.
  10.         LOCATION:Western South Pacific.
  11.         LAT/LONG:20S/175W
  12.         CONTINENT:Oceania.
  13.         ZONES-ITU:62  CQ:32
  14.         TIME:+12 1/3 Hrs.
  15.         AREA:270 Sq.M.  700 Sq.Km.
  16.         POPULATION:98,689  DENSITY:366/Sq.M.  (141/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:0.76%
  17.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:58
  18.         LITERACY RATE:90-95%
  19.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:hereditary constitutional monarchy.
  20.         Nations.
  21.         CAPITAL:Nuku'alofa.
  22.         LANGUAGES:Tongan, English.
  23.         RELIGIONS:Christian; Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents.
  24.         CURRENCY:pa'anga.
  25.         GDP:$100 million  ($1,030 per capita) (1985).
  26.         MAJOR INDUSTRY:tourism.
  27.         AGRICULTURE:largely dominated by coconut and banana production; vanilla
  28.         beans, taro, yams, sweet potatoes, breadfruit, fruits and vegetables.
  29.         EXPORTS:coconut oil, vanilla, copra, bananas, taro, vanilla beans, 
  30.         fruits and vegetables.  ($7.33 million).
  31.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:3,529 telephones; 1 AM station; 1 satellite ground 
  32.         station.
  33.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:4 June (Emancipation Day).
  34.         MISC:Tonga consists of 170 islands, 36 of which are inhabited. It is 
  35.         the last remaining independent monarchy in Polynesia. The climate is 
  36.         warm and pleasant but subject to cyclones. It became completely 
  37.         independent of Great Britain in 1970. Member of Commonwealth of Nations.
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  39.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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