Tonga

Official name Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga (Tongan); Kingdom of Tonga (English)
Form of government hereditary constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [281])
Head of state King: Tupou VI
Head of government Prime Minister: Samuela ʿAkilisi Pohiva
Capital Nukuʿalofa
Official languages Tongan; English
Official religion none
Monetary unit paʿanga (T$)
Population (2013 est.) 103,000COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 289
Total area (sq km) 748
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2011) 23.4%

Rural: (2011) 76.6%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 73.5 years

Female: (2012) 76.8 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: not available

Female: not available

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2012) 4,240

Background of Tonga

Tonga, officially Kingdom of Tonga, Tongan Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga, also called Friendly Islands, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Haʿapai in the centre, and Vavaʿu in the north. Isolated islands include Niuafoʿou, Niuatoputapu, and Tafahi (together known as the Niuatoputapu, or Niuas, island group) in the far north and ʿAta in the far south. Tonga’s total land area is dispersed between latitudes 15° to 23° S and longitudes 173° to 177° W. The capital, Nukuʿalofa, is on the island of Tongatapu. Tonga is a member of the Commonwealth and of the United Nations.

Land of Tonga
People of Tonga
Economy of Tonga
Government and Society of Tonga
Culture Life of Tonga
History of Tonga

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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.