Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest. The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. It’s home to the rural capital of Nuku’alofa, as well as beach resorts, plantations and the Ha’amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.
Tonga Latest Information
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| Country Name | Kingdom of Tonga |
| Short Name | Tonga |
| Capital | Nukuʻalofa |
| Largest city | Nukuʻalofa |
| Official languages | English, Tongan |
| National Languages | Tongan |
| Religion | 98% Christianity —36% Free Wesleyan Church —18% Mormonism —15% Catholic —29% Other Christians, 1% Others, 1% Unaffiliated |
| Demonym(s) | Tongan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Prime Minister – Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa |
| Vice President | Deputy Prime Miniter – Samiu Kuita Vaipulu |
| House Speaker | Fatafehi Fakafanua |
| Chief Justice | Michael Hargreaves Whitten QC |
| Total Area | 748 km2 (289 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 4.0 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 718 km2 |
| Population | 100,651 (2016 census) |
| GDP (PPP) | $655 million (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $493 million (2019 estimate) |
| Currency | Paʻanga (TOP) |
| Time zone | UTC+13 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Mains Electricity | 240 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | +676 |
| ISO 3166 code | TO |
| Internet TLD | .to |
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| Independence Day | 4 June 1970 |
| Tallest Building | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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