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Culture and Tradition __ A general overview. "Culture and tradition are as much a part of Tongans' life as breathing. The strong tie between Tongans and their monarchy, and their respect for traditional authority and customs has helped the country retain its strong, distinctive character." - From pacificnavigator.com - http://www.pacificnavigator.com/tonga/abouttonga/culture.html 

Ethnologue report for Tonga __ Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in Tonga. - From SIL International - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=tonga

GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Oceania - Tonga - People __ Overview in the form of fast facts. click on links at bottom to access other information. - From geographyiq.com - http://www.geographyiq.com/countries/tn/Tonga_people_summary.htm 
 
The Kingdom of Tonga __ "Situated just west of the International Date Line and east of Fiji, Tonga is unique in that it is the only Polynesian country never to have been colonized, and the only monarchy in the Pacific." You will find information about geography, locations, people and more. - illustrated - From fikco.com - http://www.fikco.com/kingdom.htm 

Matangi Tonga __ "National magazine provides Tonga and South Pacific news along with features, editorials, sports, weekly local press summary and letters to the editor."  the online version. - illustrated - From matangitonga.to - http://www.matangitonga.to/article/global_index.shtml

People of Tonga __ "Language and translation resources including, articles, free translation, a language identifier and a directory." - From appliedlanguage.com - http://www.appliedlanguage.com/country_guides/tonga_country_people.shtml

Tonga __ "Tonga is a miniature Kingdom, made up of a group of 170 islands, 45 of which are inhabited."  You can learn about them including a bit of history, geography, about the people and more. - illustrated - From janeresture.com - http://www.janeresture.com/tonga/

Tonga __ "Tonga is the only sovereign monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean, as well as being the only island nation never to have been formally colonized."  an encyclopedic article with links to additional resources. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga  

Tonga Culture __ A brief overview. - illustrated - From LonelyPlanet.com - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tonga/culture.htm 

Tonga - People __ A statistical overview. - From exxun.com - http://www.exxun.com/Tonga/c_pp.html

 
Tonga People and Geography __ "Tonga is in the centre of the South Pacific islands, but with a very different nature from its neighbours; a nature that intrigues and delights travelers. For a start, Tonga has a monarchy, with a much beloved king, and is the only country in the South Pacific never to have been colonised." - illustrated - From pacificnavigator.com - http://www.pacificnavigator.com/tonga/abouttonga/abt_tonga.html 

Tonga - A Short Pre-History __ An introduction to pre-contact Tonga. "Although Tonga's written history is relatively recent, a rich oral history and artefacts here and there have allowed historians to build pictures/interpretations of life prior to white contact." - From tongatapu.net.to - http://www.tongatapu.net.to/tonga/homeland/history/article1.htm

Tongan People statistics __ Statistics, facts and figures. - From nationmaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/country/tn-tonga/peo-people

Tongan Project-People of Tonga __ You will find a lot of information about Tongan people which actually may be better for the younger student. - illustrated - From Brookvale Public School/Sydney Australia - http://www.brookvaleps.nsw.edu.au/PROJECTS/tongan/people.html 

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