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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Tonga in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Below average
rainfall is anticipated throughout the tropical cyclone season due to El
Niño, with higher than normal sea levels expected. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Tonga U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tn.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tonga/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - a small, open
island economy having a narrow export base in agricultural goods; remains dependent
on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade
deficit GDP -
per capita (PPP): $5,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture: 2% (2006 est.) industry: 27.5% (2006 est.) services: 2% (2006 est.) Unemployment
rate: 1.1% (2011
est.) Population
below poverty line: 22.5% (2010
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 52 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 77 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 0.54 physicians/1,000 population (2013) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 94.5% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 97% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Tonga borgenproject.org/category/tonga/ [accessed 16 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Child Poverty In Tonga borgenproject.org/how-bad-is-child-poverty-in-tonga/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Tonga borgenproject.org/life-expectancy-in-tonga/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Tonga borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-tonga/ ~
8 Facts About Education In Tonga borgenproject.org/8-facts-about-education-in-tonga/ ~
Top Five Reasons For School Dropouts In Tonga borgenproject.org/top-five-reasons-for-school-dropouts-in-tonga/ ~
Girls’ Education In Tonga borgenproject.org/girls-education-in-tonga/ ~
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TONGA FOCUSED ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT borgenproject.org/infrastructure-in-tonga/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Tonga-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 January 2021] The
economy is largely agricultural and still contains a substantial non-monetary
sector. The principal cash crops are squash, fish, copra and coconut
products, vanilla bean extract and bananas. One third to one half of export
earnings come from the sale of squash to Japan, though the main source of
foreign exchange is tourism. As of
2002, it is estimated that there are more expatriates (over 102,000) than current
citizens. All
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