Tonga

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From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.

• History of Tonga
• Geography of Tonga
• Demographics of Tonga
• Politics of Tonga
• Economy of Tonga
• Communications in Tonga
• Transportation in Tonga
• Military of Tonga

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In Polynesian mythology, Tonga refers to several different ideas.

1. The southwest wind, the last wind to be reined in by Maui.
2. The Tonga islands, described above, supposedly settled by Maori who sailed from New Zealand, following Venus.
3. The name of the first woman on Tonga

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Kings and Quees of Tonga ( source: http://rulers.org/ )

1. George Tupou I
2. George Tupou II
3. Salote Tupou III (Queen), b. 1900 - d. 1965
4. Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, b. 1918 -

External link

• History of Tonga

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Tonga" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga August 21, 2003