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Kingdom of Tonga
Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga  (Tongan)
Motto: "Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa"
"God and Tonga are my Inheritance"
Anthem: "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga"
"The Song of the King of the Tongan Islands"
Location of Tonga
Capital
and largest city
Nukuʻalofa
21°08′S175°12′W / 21.133°S 175.200°W / -21.133; -175.200
Official languages
Ethnic groups
(2018[1])
Religion
(2011)[2][3]
Demonym(s)Tongan
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Tupou VI
Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Fatafehi Fakafanua
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Independence from United Kingdom
• Independence declared
4 June 1970
Area
• Total
748 km2 (289 sq mi) (175th)
• Water (%)
4.0
Population
• 2016 census
100,651[4] (199th)
• Density
139/km2 (360.0/sq mi) (76tha)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$655 million
• Per capita
$6,496[5]
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$493 million
• Per capita
$4,888[5]
Gini (2015)Steady 37.6[6]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.725[7]
high · 104th
CurrencyPaʻanga (TOP)
Time zoneUTC+13
Driving sideleft
Calling code+676
ISO 3166 codeTO
Internet TLD.to
  1. Based on 2005 figures.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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