The Human Truth Foundation

Tonga (Kingdom of Tonga)

https://www.humantruth.info/tonga.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#tonga

Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index129th best
CapitalNuku'alofa
Land Area 720km21
LocationAustralasia, Polynesia
GroupingsSmall Islands
Population0.1m2
Life Expectancy70.99yrs (2017)3
GNI$6 822 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesTO, TON, 7765
Internet Domain.to6
CurrencyPa'anga (TOP)7
Telephone+6768

1. Overview

Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverThink lush, reef-fringed islands with sandy foreshores that virtually glow in the tropical sunshine. In Tonga you´ll need to slow down to the pace of local island life. Say goodbye to tourist hype - you´re now in the Kingdom of Tonga. This `never colonised´ Polynesian kingdom is unique in its approach to tourism. This is a country that survives on international aid and remittances sent from Tongans living overseas. You may get the impression that most Tongans would prefer visitors to donate their dollars and not leave the airport; expats seem determined to build a tourist industry, but most of the locals just don´t seem to care. In some ways, this is incredibly refreshing and in others incredibly frustrating. You won´t have to try to gain a cultural experience - it´s all around!

There´s no doubting the natural beauty of Tonga. Travellers choose the pace of their adventure here, mixing sun-and-sand holidays, swimming with humpback whales, hiking in tropical rainforests or just lying on the beach and experiencing Tongan time. Throw away any preconceived ideas, slow down to the pace of local life, and you´ll love the place. Expect too much and you´ll likely leave frustrated.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Tonga National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
89St Vincent & Grenadines0.751
90Maldives0.747
91=Azerbaijan0.745
91=Tonga0.745
91=Turkmenistan0.745
91=Algeria0.745
95Ecuador0.740
96Mongolia0.739
Australasia Avg0.70
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
123Laos$7 700
124Swaziland$7 679
125Morocco$7 303
126Tonga$6 822
127India$6 590
128Palestine$6 583
129Tuvalu$6 351
130Belize$6 309
Australasia Avg$12 519
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Norway29.8
2Denmark30.0
3Finland33.7
...
126Venezuela99.5
127Suriname100.3
128Vanuatu101.5
129Tonga101.7
130Honduras101.9
131Bangladesh102.4
132Namibia103.1
133Libya103.1
Australasia Avg101.6
World Avg87.9
q=196.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Tonga's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Tonga's population is predicted to rise to 120 540 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.81. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
180Micronesia0.1m
181Grenada0.1m
182St Vincent & Grenadines0.1m
183Tonga0.1m
184Seychelles97 096
185Antigua & Barbuda96 286
186Andorra77 006
187Dominica71 625
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
102Tajikistan71.6
103Seychelles71.3
104St Lucia71.1
105Tonga71.0
106Mongolia71.0
107Uzbekistan70.9
108El Salvador70.7
109Micronesia70.7
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
13
Pos.201313
1N. Korea2.00
2Brunei1.99
3St Vincent & Grenadines2.01
...
134Djibouti3.61
135Vanuatu3.77
136Samoa3.77
137Tonga3.81
138Papua New Guinea3.83
139Guatemala3.86
140Togo3.90
141Ethiopia3.91
World Avg2.81
q=180.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
14
Pos.2016
Per 10014
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
81Maldives11.0
82Mongolia11.8
83=Uzbekistan11.9
83=Tonga11.9
85Kyrgyzstan12.1
86Indonesia12.4
87=Myanmar (Burma)12.5
87=India12.5
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants15
Pos.2017
%15
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
84Palestine5.2%
85Argentina4.9%
86Panama4.7%
87Tonga4.6%
88Venezuela4.5%
89Lithuania4.3%
90St Vincent & Grenadines4.2%
91Czechia4.1%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants16
Pos.2010
%16
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
4Grenada65.5%
5St Kitts & Nevis61.1%
6Guyana56.9%
7Monaco56.3%
8Antigua & Barbuda47.6%
9Tonga45.4%
10Albania45.4%
11Barbados41.0%
12Suriname39.0%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Tonga's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to Australasia (2020)17
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank17
1New Zealand17.3
2Australia23.9
3Fiji102.1
4Papua New Guinea122.2
5=Nauru123.0
6Micronesia128.4
7Palau130.6
8Tonga132.6
9Marshall Islands134.2
10Samoa135.9
11Vanuatu137.8
12=Kiribati138.0
13Cook Islands144.5
Australasia Avg119.7
q=15.
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)17
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank17
1Sweden9.0
2Norway14.5
3Denmark14.5
...
171Myanmar (Burma)128.5
172Chad130.3
173Palau130.6
174Tonga132.6
175Syria132.9
176Iran133.6
177Marshall Islands134.2
178Zimbabwe134.3
World Avg87.9
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark18. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu18.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe18, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia18.

For more, see:

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR
Higher is better
19
Pos.2009
Treaties19
1Argentina24
2=Chile23
2=Costa Rica23
...
180UAE7
181St Lucia6
182=Brunei6
182=Tonga6
182=Pakistan6
185Tuvalu5
186=Micronesia5
186=Singapore5
Australasia Avg8.7
World Avg15.1
q=194.
HR Treaties Lag
Lower is better
20
Pos.2019
Avg Yrs/Treaty20
1Ecuador2.15
2Uruguay2.25
3Tunisia3.65
...
182Singapore15.02
183Papua New Guinea15.23
184Brunei15.29
185Tonga15.55
186Micronesia15.55
187Somalia15.71
188Kiribati15.80
189Solomon Islands15.81
Australasia Avg14.35
World Avg10.02
q=195.
Press Freedom
Lower is better
21
Pos.201321
1Finland638
2Netherlands648
3Norway652
...
62Serbia2659
63=Croatia2661
63=Central African Rep.2661
65Tonga2670
66Mauritania2676
67Bosnia & Herzegovina2686
68Guyana2708
69Tanzania2734
Australasia Avg2164
World Avg3249
q=178.

Gender Equality:

Tonga culture has a severe problem with gender equality, with male rights dominating those of women. Things need to change.

See:

Gender Inequality
Lower is better
22
Pos.201522
1Switzerland0.04
2Denmark0.04
3Netherlands0.04
...
149Central African Rep.0.65
150Liberia0.65
151Sierra Leone0.65
152Tonga0.66
153Congo, DR0.66
154Afghanistan0.67
155Ivory Coast0.67
156Mali0.69
Australasia Avg0.39
World Avg0.36
q=159.
Year Women Can Vote
Lower is better
Pos.Total
Year
1New Zealand1893
2Australia1902
3Finland1906
...
122=Madagascar1959
122=Tunisia1959
122=Tanzania1959
125Tonga1960
126=Cyprus1960
126=Gambia1960
128El Salvador1961
129=Rwanda1961
Australasia Avg1962
World Avg1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality
Higher is better
23
Pos.2017
Score23
1Netherlands103
2Belgium90
3Sweden86
...
176=Comoros-30
176=Angola-30
176=Uzbekistan-30
176=Tonga-30
176=Tuvalu-30
181Mauritania-32
182UAE-34
183=Kuwait-37
Australasia Avg07.1
World Avg12.6
q=196.
Freedom of Thought
Lower is better
24
Pos.202124
1=Belgium1.0
1=Netherlands1.0
1=Taiwan1.0
...
47Romania2.5
48=Fiji2.5
48=Bulgaria2.5
48=Tonga2.5
48=Niger2.5
48=Senegal2.5
48=Central African Rep.2.5
48=Chile2.5
Australasia Avg2.6
World Avg3.0
q=196.

5. Tonga's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2020)25
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank25
1Solomon Islands82.0
2Australia84.6
3Kiribati87.0
4New Zealand88.8
5=Fiji90.6
6Vanuatu97.1
7Niue98.7
8=Tonga104.1
9Samoa107.8
10Tuvalu112.5
11Micronesia114.2
12Papua New Guinea120.8
13Cook Islands123.7
Australasia Avg109.4
q=16.
Health (2020)25
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank25
1Monaco13.0
2Hong Kong18.3
3Maldives41.0
...
134=Guatemala103.8
134=Afghanistan103.8
136Romania104.1
137=Tonga104.1
138Guinea104.5
139=Malawi104.5
140Bulgaria105.5
141Timor-Leste (E. Timor)105.6
World Avg93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives26. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau26.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean26, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa26.

For more, see:

Health:

Tonga has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Tonga comes in the best 20 when it comes to its smoking rate27. It does better than average in terms of its alcohol consumption rate28 and in its adolescent birth rate22 (one of the lowest in Australasia). But, things could still be better. Tonga does worse than average for its average life expectancy11 (still good for Australasia), its fertility rate13 (one of the highest in Australasia) and in its immunizations take-up29. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance30 (amongst the worst in Australasia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Tonga improved by +3.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
102Tajikistan71.6
103Seychelles71.3
104St Lucia71.1
105Tonga71.0
106Mongolia71.0
107Uzbekistan70.9
108El Salvador70.7
109Micronesia70.7
Australasia Avg70.11
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
28
Pos.2016
Per Capita28
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
32=Guinea1.3
32=Mali1.3
34Solomon Islands1.4
35=Tonga1.5
35=Lebanon1.5
37Chad1.6
38Tuvalu1.7
39=Madagascar1.9
Australasia Avg4.3
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
13
Pos.201313
1N. Korea2.00
2Brunei1.99
3St Vincent & Grenadines2.01
...
134Djibouti3.61
135Vanuatu3.77
136Samoa3.77
137Tonga3.81
138Papua New Guinea3.83
139Guatemala3.86
140Togo3.90
141Ethiopia3.91
Australasia Avg3.26
World Avg2.81
q=180.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
27
Pos.201427
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
...
10Guyana 77
11Suriname 79
12Malawi 80
13Tonga 81
14Mozambique 82
15Nepal 83
16Afghanistan 84
17Lesotho 88
Australasia Avg 372
World Avg 819
q=182.
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Sweden1
2Ireland2
3Denmark3
...
146Samoa146
147Jamaica147
148Togo148
149Tonga149
150Nigeria150
151St Lucia151
152Trinidad & Tobago152
153Mozambique153
Australasia Avg94.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
31
Pos.2016
%31
1Vietnam18.3
2India19.7
3Bangladesh20.0
...
181Kuwait73.4
182Micronesia75.9
183Samoa77.6
184Tonga78.5
185Kiribati78.7
186Niue80.0
187Tuvalu81.9
188Marshall Islands83.5
Australasia Avg73.3
World Avg49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
22
Pos.2015
Per 100022
1N. Korea0.5
2S. Korea1.6
3Switzerland2.9
...
48UK14.6
49Sri Lanka14.8
50Micronesia15.0
51Tonga15.2
52Mongolia15.7
53Turkmenistan16.4
54Myanmar (Burma)16.5
55Malta16.6
Australasia Avg30.1
World Avg47.9
q=185.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
29
Pos.2015
Avg %29
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
155Myanmar (Burma)80.3
156=Benin80.1
156=Guinea-Bissau80.1
158Tonga80.0
159Mauritania79.9
160Lebanon79.4
161San Marino79.3
162Gabon78.7
Australasia Avg86.4
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Tonga's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Compared to Australasia (2023)32
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank32
1Fiji63.3
2New Zealand63.8
3Australia66.4
...
3Australia66.4
4Vanuatu75.0
5=Kiribati87.0
6Papua New Guinea89.0
7=Solomon Islands103.0
7=Micronesia103.0
9Samoa108.0
10=Nauru108.0
11Tonga115.0
Australasia Avg89.2
q=11.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)32
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank32
1Japan33.2
2Philippines45.0
3Uruguay48.0
...
165Timor-Leste (E. Timor)114.3
166UAE114.4
167Mauritania114.5
168Tonga115.0
169Suriname115.3
170Kuwait115.4
171=Serbia118.0
171=S. Sudan118.0
World Avg85.7
q=188.
(the worst in Australasia)In terms of its responsibility towards the environment, Tonga ranks 21st-worst in the world. This rank is calculated from 3 data sets. Tonga does better than average in its environmental performance33 (amongst the best in Australasia) and in its forested percent change 2000-202034. And finally, it does worse than average in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
34
Pos.Total34
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
90=Marshall Islands0.0%
90=Norfolk Island0.0%
90=Yemen0.0%
90=Tonga0.0%
90=Barbados0.0%
90=Turkmenistan0.0%
90=Bahamas0.0%
90=San Marino0.0%
Australasia Avg0.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.
Environmental Performance
Higher is better
33
Pos.201833
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
54Morocco63.5
55Cuba63.4
56Panama62.7
57Tonga62.5
58Tunisia62.4
59Azerbaijan62.3
60S. Korea62.3
61Kuwait62.3
Australasia Avg55.2
World Avg56.4
q=180.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Earlier is better
Pos.Total
Signed
1=China1993 Dec 29
1=Guinea1993 Dec 29
1=Cook Islands1993 Dec 29
...
171Liechtenstein1998 Feb 17
172Macedonia1998 Mar 02
173Angola1998 Jun 30
174Tonga1998 Aug 17
175Palau1999 Apr 06
176Sao Tome & Principe1999 Dec 28
177UAE2000 May 10
178Azerbaijan2000 Nov 01
Australasia Avg1899 Dec 30
World Avg1899 Dec 30
q=197.

7. Tonga's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)35
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank35
1New Zealand17.6
2Australia19.2
3Palau59.3
4Tonga75.2
5=New Caledonia75.5
6Fiji80.8
7French Polynesia95.0
8Nauru99.0
9Marshall Islands102.8
10Samoa103.4
11Vanuatu117.0
12Micronesia131.3
13Kiribati143.0
Australasia Avg98.1
q=16.
Modernity & Learning (2020)35
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank35
1Finland8.4
2Taiwan10.0
3Switzerland15.1
...
87Tunisia73.4
88India73.8
89Andorra74.5
90Tonga75.2
91=New Caledonia75.5
91=Qatar75.5
93Bahrain75.6
94Colombia77.1
World Avg83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education
Higher is better
36
Pos.201836
1=Luxembourg100.0%
1=Estonia100.0%
1=Austria100.0%
...
28Bulgaria95.1%
29Lithuania94.9%
30Ukraine94.6%
31Tonga93.7%
32Japan93.6%
33Tajikistan93.1%
34Barbados92.9%
35Albania92.9%
Australasia Avg79.3%
World Avg63.0%
q=169.
Length of Schooling
Higher is better
37
Pos.2021
Years37
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
34Latvia16.2
35Saudi Arabia16.1
36Israel16.1
37Tonga16.0
38Poland16.0
39Austria16.0
40Estonia15.9
41Thailand15.9
Australasia Avg13.4
World Avg13.5
q=193.
Intellectual Endeavours
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Ukraine1
2Czechia2
3Hungary3
...
82Uganda82
83Mauritius83
84UAE84
85Tonga85
86Georgia86
87Benin87
88Pakistan88
89Seychelles89
Australasia Avg58.7
World Avg82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
38
Pos.201638
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
102Moldova48%
103=Paraguay47%
103=Fiji47%
105Tonga47%
106Nigeria46%
107Jordan46%
108Panama45%
109Mexico45%
Australasia Avg44.3%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
39
Pos.2017
Ratio39
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
128=Djibouti0.0
128=Guyana0.0
128=Namibia0.0
128=Tonga0.0
128=Myanmar (Burma)0.0
128=Morocco0.0
128=Timor-Leste (E. Timor)0.0
128=Honduras0.0
Australasia Avg1.55
World Avg3.82
q=176.

8. National Culture

Creativity & Culture
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Belgium1
2Netherlands2
3Estonia3
...
67USA67
68Guyana68
69Bosnia & Herzegovina69
70Tonga70
71Trinidad & Tobago71
72Botswana72
73Dominica73
74Antigua & Barbuda74
Australasia Avg61.1
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Open Trading, Aid & Development
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Ireland1
2Denmark2
3Sweden3
...
76Dominican Rep.76
77Slovenia77
78Guatemala78
79Tonga79
80Latvia80
81Romania81
82Costa Rica82
83Kuwait83
Australasia Avg91.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping & Security
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Samoa1
2S. Africa2
3Tunisia3
...
156Swaziland156
157Yemen157
158Iraq158
159Bahrain159
160Slovenia160
161Tonga161
162Marshall Islands162
163Guinea-Bissau163
Australasia Avg88.1
World Avg82.0
q=163.
Refugees & UN Treaties
Lower is better
30
Pos.2017
Rank30
1Austria1
2Germany2
3Netherlands3
...
156Ivory Coast156
157St Lucia157
158Vietnam158
159Laos159
160Equatorial Guinea160
161Fiji161
162Tonga162
163Brunei163
Australasia Avg103.6
World Avg82.0
q=163.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better40
Pos.201940
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
78Moldova9.60
79Jamaica10.00
80=Samoa10.00
81Tonga10.40
82Mexico10.50
83=St Lucia10.60
83=Jordan10.60
85Colombia10.70
Australasia Avg13.47
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
41
Pos.2017
%41
1Ukraine25.0
2=Belarus25.4
2=Slovenia25.4
...
77Bulgaria37.4
78=Bhutan37.4
79Vanuatu37.6
80=Tonga37.6
81Russia37.7
82Tanzania37.8
83Georgia37.9
84=El Salvador38.0
Australasia Avg38.3
World Avg38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below42:

Christian98.9%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.1%
Folk Religion0.1%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)43.

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