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Tonga Life




People
The population of Tonga (1998 estimate) is 108,207, giving the country an overall population density of 144 persons per sq km (374 per sq mi). Most of Tonga's people are Polynesians; only 2 percent consists of members of other ethnic groups.


Language
English and Tongan, a Polynesian language, are the official languages. Tongan is preferred for everyday communications. English, which is taught as a second language in schools, is used mainly for business.

Religion
Tonga's population has been almost entirely Christian for more than 100 years. The vast majority are Protestants, belonging to one of four branches of Methodism. The Free Wesleyan Church, the largest, is headed by Tonga's monarch. Mormonism, Catholicism, and other Christian denominations are minority religions.


 

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