|
Geographics
| Location |
Oceania |
| Capital |
Nuku'alofa |
| Type
of Government |
Hereditary
constitutional monarchy |
| Total
Area |
748
sq. km |
| Coastline |
419
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$214
million (1994 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$2,050
(1994 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (coconut, copra,
bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper) |
40% |
| -
Industry (fishing) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Chief
Secretary & Secretary to Cabinet
Prime Minister's Office
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Telephone: (676)246444
Fax: (676) 23 888 |
| Contact
in Tonga: |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
105,600
(1995 est.) |
| Population
Growth |
0.78% |
| Labor
Force |
n.a. |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
68.16
years |
| Literacy |
100%
|
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$11.3
million (FY92/93) |
| Commodities: |
| squash,
vanilla, fish, root crops, coconut oil |
| Partners: |
| Japan
(34%), US (17%), Australia (13%), NZ (13%) - FY90/91 |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$56
million (c.i.f., FY 92/93) |
| Commodities: |
| food
products, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, fuels,
chemicals |
| Partners: |
| NZ
(33%), Australia (22%), US (8%), Japan (8%) - FY90/91 |
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