Tonga Introduction 2019, CIA World Factbook

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Tonga Introduction 2019

SOURCE: 2019 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Background:
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; in 2008, King George TUPOU V announced he was relinquishing most of his powers leading up to parliamentary elections in 2010. TUPOU died in 2012 and was succeeded by his brother 'Aho'eitu TUPOU VI. Tropical Cyclone Gita, the strongest-ever recorded storm to impact Tonga, hit the islands in February 2018 causing extensive damage.

NOTE: 1) The information regarding Tonga on this page is re-published from the 2019 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tonga Introduction 2019 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tonga Introduction 2019 should be addressed to the CIA.
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Tonga Introduction 2019 SOURCE: 2019 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES