Tonga

Kingdom of Tonga Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga
Flag Coat of arms
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
Capital and largest city	Nukuʻalofa
Official languages	Tongan
Recognised national languages	English
Demonym(s)	Tongan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Tupou VI
• Prime Minister	Siaosi Sovaleni
Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence
• from British protection	4 June 1970
Area
• Total	748 km2 (289 sq mi) (186th)
• Water (%)	4.0
Population
• 2021 census	100,209[1] (199th)
• Density	139/km2 (360.0/sq mi) (76tha)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$655 million
• Per capita	$6,496[2]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$493 million
• Per capita	$4,888[2]
Gini (2015)	37.6[3] medium
HDI (2019)	0.725[4] high · 104th
Currency	Paʻanga (TOP)
Time zone	UTC+13
	DST not observed
Driving side	left
Calling code	+676
ISO 3166 code	TO
Internet TLD	.to
Based on 2005 figures.

Tonga is a country in Pacific Ocean. It has 169 islands. Only 36 islands have inhabitants. The most important island is Tongatapu. Tupou IV is the king of Tonga and the Prime Minister is Siaosi Sovaleni. The capital of Tonga is Nuku'alofa, which is on Tongatapu.

The official languages of Tonga are Tongan and English. Tonga had 102,321 inhabitants in 2000. It is a very hot country. Tonga became independent in 1970.

1. ↑ "Tonga's population drops to 100,209". Matangi Tonga. 24 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". www.imf.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
3. ↑ "Gini Index coefficient". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
4. ↑ Human Development Report 2020 The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-92-1-126442-5. Retrieved 28 December 2021.