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Tonga was first settled by Polynesians around 1000 BCE, making it one of the earliest inhabited areas in the Pacific. European contact began in 1616 when the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted the islands. However, it wasn't until the late 18th century that British explorer Captain James Cook extensively charted the islands, bringing greater attention to Tonga. The nation later unified under a monarchy in the 19th century.

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