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Politics of Tonga: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Tonga (A monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970) is a monarchy (An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority). |
| | Tonga's court system consists of the Court of Appeal (additional info and facts about Court of Appeal) (Privy Council), the Supreme Court (The highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation), the Magistrates' Court, and the Land Court. |
| | Tonga's complex social structure is essentially broken into three tiers: the king, the nobles, and the commoners. |
| www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_tonga.htm (1182 words) |
