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The Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan for "south") is the only archipelago in the Pacific Ocean never to have been formally colonized. It lies south of Samoa and east of Fiji and is about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii.

The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands because of the friendly reception Captain Cook received. He happened to arrive at the time of ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.

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American Samoa

American Samoa is a US territory. The archipelago of American Samoa is located at the Oceania on South Pacific Ocean. Among the five islands, Tutuila is the largest and most populous. Rose Atoll, and Swains Island are the two coral atolls, located in the archipelago of American Samoa. The archipelago is surrounded by the Cook Islands in the east, Tonga in the north, Tokelau in the south and the islands..

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Tonga (04/08)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Tonga.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16092.h..

Tonga Travel Guide: Overview - Lonely Planet WorldGuide
Lonely Planet Travel Guide. Travel information, advice, hotels, reviews and itineraries covering the globe.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/d..

The Home page of web site for White Sands Beach Resort, Tonga.
Utukehe Beach, Tonga. more recently called Princess Resort, now to re-open as White Sands Beach Resort. A place to cater for those discerning people who wish to really get away ...
http://whitesandstonga.com

Kingdom of Tonga - Downunder and the South Pacific - Islands Escapes
Nudging the international dateline, in a time zone of its own, the Kingdom of Tonga is the first land to see the dawn of each new day. ... Tonga ...
http://www.goway.com/downunder/tonga/ind..

Tonga: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ...
Selected Internet Resources: Tonga. Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other ...
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asia..

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Area	total: 748 sq km land: 718 sq km water: 30 sq km
Climate	tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
Terrain	most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base
Population	110,237
Languages	Tongan, English
Capital	Nuku'alofa

Tonga Elected Officials

King Taufa\'ahau TUPOU IV

Prime Minister Prince Lavaka ata ULUKALALA

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	New schools for old New schools for old 20 June, 2008 at 9:28 pm · Filed under Local history, ... , so the development is called, er, The Island, with individual flats called Fiji,Tonga, Hawaii http://bridgetfox.wordpress.com/2008/06/..
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	Japan gets four tries to beat Tonga 35-13 SENDAI (AP) -- Hirotoki Onozawa ran in a key try in the second half Sunday as Japan defeated Tonga 35-13 in the Pacific Nations Cup. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/sports/news/20080..
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