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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	17.78	Per 1000 Inhabitants	110	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	4.95	Per 1000 Inhabitants	189	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	11.28	Per 1000 Live Births	146	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	71.03	Years	139	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	1.28	Percent	97	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.00	Born per Woman	127	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	43	Gigawatt hour	199	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	132	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	125	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-0.50	Percent	117	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	4600	Dollar	147	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	760.5	Million dollar	206	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	1.00	Percent	67	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	5.90	Percent	151	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	1	1000 Barrel per day	201	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	130	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	13.00	Percent	137	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	747	Square kilometer	189			Area
Population size	Population property	122580		188			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Alliance of Small Island States	to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement	to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region
Secretariat of the Pacific Community	to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (5)

Tonga : Name
Kingdom of Tonga : Longname
Tonga : Name
- Local
Pule'anga Tonga : Longname
- Local
Friendly Islands : Name
- Former

Description

Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900;it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

Government type

constitutional monarchy

Religions

Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)

Natural Resources

fish, fertile soil

Export commodities

squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops

Tonga