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red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross reflects the deep-rooted Christianity in Tonga; red represents the blood of Christ and his sacrifice; white signifies purity

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.

Total Area: 747 sq km

Land Area:717 sq km

Water Area:30 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:419 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m

Population:106,440 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.09% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 64.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 37.3%, Free Church of Tonga 11.4%, Church of Tonga 7.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2.6%, Assembly of God 2.3% Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Constitutional Church of Tonga .9%, Anglican .8% and Full Gospel Church .2%), Mormon 16.8%, Roman Catholic 15.6%, other 1.1%, none 0.03%, unspecified 1.7% (2006 est.)

Literacy(%):0.99

Literacy(%) Male:0.99

Literacy(%) Female:99.1% (2006 est.)

Independence Day:4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)

National Holiday:National Day, 4 November (1875)

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