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Tonga Facts and History

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Interesting facts about Tonga

  • Official Name: Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga (Tongan); Kingdom of Tonga (English)
  • Form of Government: hereditary constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (Legislative Assembly [301])
  • President: Tupou VI
  • Prime Minister: Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa
  • GDP: 512.4 million USD (2019)
  • Capital: Nuku’alofa
  • Population: 104,494 (2019)
  • Official Languages: Tongan
  • Currency: Tongan paʻanga
  • Timezone: GMT+13
  • Area: 748 km²
  • Dialing Code: +676
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Kao,Funga Te’emoa,Mo’ungalafa,Talau
  • Major Rivers: Eua
  • Continent: Oceania
  • Border Countries: Tongan borders are closed to entry to all foreign nationals, except if authorisation is granted by the relevant Tongan government authorities.

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National Symbols of Tonga

  • National Bird: Tongan megapode
  • National Anthem: “Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga”
  • National Animal: Flying Fox
  • National Flower: Garcinia sessilis
  • National Poet: Konai Helu Thaman
  • National Game: Rugby union