Tonga

Capital City:

Nuku'alofa

Languages:

Tongan, English

Category: Social
Indicator	2001	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Net enrollment ratio in primary education	96.099999999999994	95.40000000000001	98.5						MDG Database
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage				3.4	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.1	UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)				99.019999999999996					World Bank

Category: Land
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Source
Agricultural land (1000 Ha)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	FAO
Forest area (sq km)	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36		World Bank
Forest area (% of land area)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		World Bank

Category: Tourism
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	7	7	6	10	13	15	16					Development Data Group, The World Bank. 2008. 2008 World Development Indicators Online. Washington, DC: The World Bank. Available at: http://go.worldbank.org/U0FSM7AQ40.

Category: Demographics
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
Country population	98,587	99,102	99,749	100,475	101,205	101,879	102,495	103,066	103,566	103,967	World Bank
Population annual growth	0.357684	0.521022	0.650741	0.725191	0.723922	0.663767	0.602818	0.555554	0.483953	0.386445	World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)											World Bank

Category: Indices
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
HDI - Human Development Index	0.651					0.663	0.67	0.671	0.673	0.675	0.677	UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a).

Category: Economy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Source
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	3,450	3,580	3,830	3,960	4,080	4,130	4,310	4,390	4,540	4,570	World Bank
ODA received as % of GNI	12.13	15.08	14.77	15.91	9.66	15.17	8.86	11.79	9.61		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)
Workers remittances (current US$)		53,000,000	66,000,000	55,820,000	67,581,000	65,970,000	72,003,000	99,548,000	99,548,000		UN Data

Category: Energy
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Electric power consumption (kWh)												World Bank
Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent)												World Bank
Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)												World Bank

Category: Climate Change and Sea-level Rise
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)	121	139	143	176	172	172	172	176				MDG Database (CDIAC Data)

Category: Freshwater
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Improved water source (% of population with access)	100					100			100			World Bank

Category: Biodiversity
Indicator	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Source
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected	2.52	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53	2.53		UN Stats (MDGs indicators)

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Country Strategies:

Title	Programme Name	Programme Description	Year
Disaster management Strategy - Tonga	Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change Adaption and Disaster Risk Management 2010-2015		2010
Energy Strategy - Tonga	Tonga Energy Road Map 2010-2020		2010
UNFCCC Nat Comm - Tonga	The Kingdom of Tonga's initial national communication in response to its commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Strategy Description	2005
NBSAP - Tonga	Fourth Report Review of Tonga National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan	Strategy Description	2010
NSDS - Tonga	Social Aspects of Sustainable Development in Tonga, 2002	Strategy Description National Information / National Reports	2002

Pacific Agrees on Regional Cultural Strategy 2010-2020

Date: 09 Aug 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

August 2012: Ministers of Pacific Island Countries have agreed on a regional cultural strategy, titled “Regional Cultural Strategy: Investing in Pacific Cultures 2010-2020.” The Cultural Strategy provides policy guidance for the Pacific, to assist in developing the cultural sector and promoting of Pacific cultures. The Strategy – mandated by the Pacific Plan – was adopted during the 11th Pacific Arts Festival, which convened from 2-11 July 2012, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The...

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Pacific Plan Progress Report 2012 Presented to PPAC

Date: 07 Aug 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

2 August 2012: The Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC) held a meeting ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF 43), to monitor progress on elements of the Plan. The 2012 Annual Pacific Plan Progress Report was presented to the Committee. The Report is based on progress reports from the PIF Secretariat (PIFS) and other members of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) as well as international agencies. It addresses issues relating to education, tourism and trade, among...

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WTO Announces Vanuatu Has Ratified Accession Package

Date: 31 Jul 2012 | Source: SIDS Policy and Practice

26 July 2012: Vanuatu has officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it has ratified its accession package, including terms of membership, thus becoming the 157th member of the WTO. Vanuatu has fully agreed to all WTO provisions, and is not requiring any transitional period except in intellectual property and the publication of trade information. It will become a full-fledged member of the WTO on 24 August 2012. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said he expects Vanuatu’s...

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