Industries: tourism, fishing
Agriculture: accounts for 40% of GDP; dominated by coconut, copra, and
banana production; vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper
Economic aid:
recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $16 million;
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-89), $258 million
Currency: 1 pa'anga (T$) = 100 seniti
Exchange rates: pa'anga (T$) per US$1 - 1.2653 (January 1995), 1.3202 (1994), 1.3841 (1993), 1.3471 (1992), 1.2961 (1991), 1.2800 (1990)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
@Tonga:Transportation
Railroads: 0 km
Highways:
total: 366 km
paved: 272 km (198 km on Tongatapu; 74 km on Vava'u)
unpaved: 94 km (usable only in dry weather)
Ports: Neiafu, Nuku'alofa, Pangai