Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a country in Oceania. Its official languages are Tongan and English, with Tongan being the more widely spoken. It gained independence from British Protection on June 4th, 1970.
== Etymology ==
The word 'tonga' means 'south' in most Polynesian languages, so it was named Tonga because it is the southernmost archipelago in Central Polynesia.
== Ethnic Groups ==
According to the government, Tongans, Polynesian by ethnicity with a mixture of Melanesian represent more than 98% of the inhabitants. 1.5% are mixed Tongans and the rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders.
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