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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Government Of Tonga
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| Country name |
conventional long form: kingdom of tonga conventional short form: tonga former: friendly islands |
| Government type | hereditary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Nuku'alofa |
| Administrative divisions | 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u |
| Independence | 4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 4 June (1970) |
| Constitution | 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967 |
| Legal system | based on English law |
| Suffrage | 21 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: king taufa'ahau tupou iv (since 16 december 1965) note: there is also a privy council that consists of the monarch, the cabinet, and two governors elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed for life by the monarch cabinet: cabinet, appointed by the monarch, consists of 12 members head of government: prime minister prince lavaka ata ulukalala (since na february 2000) and deputy prime minister james c. cocker (since na january 2001) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats - 12 reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for nobles selected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popular vote; members serve three-year terms)
elections: last held 7 march 2002 (next to be held na 2005) election results: percent of vote - hrdmt 70%; seats - hrdmt 7, traditionalist 2 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch); Court of Appeal (consists of the Privy Council with the addition of the chief justice of the Supreme Court) |
| Political parties and leaders | there are no political parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Human Rights and Democracy Movement Tonga or HRDMT [Rev. Simote VEA, chair] |
| International organization participation | ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador sonatane t. t. tupou chancery: 250 east 51st street, new york, ny 10022 telephone: [1] (917) 369-1025 consulate(s) general: san francisco FAX: [1] (917) 369-1024 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Tonga; the ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga |
| Flag description | red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner |
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