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Modern Tonga

New Zealand geographer1-2 • Published In 1946 • Pages: 99-118

By: Simkin, C. G. F. (Colin George Frederick).

Abstract
This article deals with the state of Tongan affairs from a national aggregate perspective. The major topics covered include the system of government, land tenure, agriculture, exports and imports, health, and housing. The author gathered data from government documents and interviews with Tongan administrators, Tongan citizens, and resident Europeans while he was in Tonga on military assignment for a few months. The article includes some useful government statistics.
Subjects
Geography
Morbidity
Tillage
Housing
Real property
External trade
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Advisers to the chief executive
Research and development
culture
Tongans
HRAF PubDate
2006
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Unknown
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tonga
Notes
C. G. F. Simkin
LCCN
49000560
LCSH
Tongans