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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tonga:
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- ↑ "Rebuilding Tonga's military bases". Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ↑ "His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)". Ace Archive. Retrieved 2024-08-08.