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Tonga

Australia & Oceania

Kingdom of Tonga

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🗺️ Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Capital city

📍 -21.2139°, -175.1982°View larger map →

📍 Essential Info

CapitalNuku'alofa

TimezoneUTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Population104.5K

LanguagesTongan only 85%, Tongan and other language 13.9%, Tongan not used at home 1.1% (2021 est.)

Governmentconstitutional monarchy

🔌 Practical Info

Driving SideRight

Electrical PlugsVaries

Internet Code.to

Internet Users59%

GDP per Capita$7,100

🌍 Geography

LocationOceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Size Comparisonfour times the size of Washington, D.C.

Climatetropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)

Terrainmostly flat islands with limestone bedrock formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic rock

👥 People & Culture

Ethnic GroupsTongan 96.5%, other (European, Fijian, Samoan, Indian, Chinese, other Pacific Islander, other Asian, other) 3.5% (2021 est.)

ReligionsProtestant 63.9% (Free Wesleyan Church 34.2%, Free Church of Tonga 11.3%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assembly of God 2.5%, Toka...

Median Age26.4 years

Life Expectancy78 years

National HolidayOfficial birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959)

Cultural Information

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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook