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<text id=93CT1393>
<title>
Tonga--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Tonga
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga</l>
<l> conventional short form: Tonga</l>
<l> former: Friendly Islands</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: TN
</p>
<p>Type: hereditary constitutional monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Nuku alofa
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: three island groups; Ha'apai,
Tongatapu, Vava'u
</p>
<p>Independence: 4 June 1970 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Emancipation Day, 4 June (1970)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Democratic Reform Movement,
'Akilisi POHIVA; Christian Democratic Party, leader NA
</p>
<p>Suffrage: all literate, tax-paying males and all literate
females over 21
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Legislative Assembly: last held 14-15 February 1990 (next to
be held 3-4 February 1993); results - percent of vote NA; seats
- (29 total, 9 elected) 6 proreform, 3 traditionalist
</p>
<p>Executive branch: monarch, prime minister, deputy prime
minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet), Privy Council
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale
Alea)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: King Taufa'ahau TUPOU IV (since 16 December
1965)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Baron VAEA (since 22
August 1991); Deputy Prime Minister S. Langi KAVALIKU (since 22
August 1991)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, SPARTECA, SPC,
SPF, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: Ambassador Sione KITE,
resides in London
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: the US has no offices in Tonga;
the ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga and makes periodic
visits
</p>
<p>Flag: red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the
upper hoist-side corner
</p></body></article></text>