TONGA


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Coat of Arms

Territory
748 km² (175th)

Capital
Nukualofa

Language
English -Tongan

Motto
'God and Tonga are my Inheritance'

National Flower
Heilala (Garcinia sessilis)

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Tonga Flag

Tonga, formally the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian nation and archipelago including 169 islands, of which 36 are occupied. The all out surface region is around 750 square kilometers (290 sq mi) dissipated more than 700,000 square kilometers (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. The sovereign state has a populace of 100,651 individuals, of whom 70% dwell on the primary island of Tongatapu. Tonga extends crosswise over roughly 800 kilometers (500 mi) in a north-south line. It is encompassed by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) toward the northwest, Samoa toward the upper east, Niue toward the east (which is the closest remote region), Kermadec (some portion of New Zealand) toward the southwest, and New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the more distant west. It is around 1,800 kilometers (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island. Tonga ended up referred to in the West as the "Inviting Islands" in light of the harmonious gathering concurred to Captain James Cook on his first visit in 1773. He touched base at the season of the ?inasi celebration, the yearly gift of the First Fruits to the Tu?i Tonga (the islands' vital boss) thus got a solicitation to the merriments. From 1900 to 1970, Tonga had British secured state status, with the United Kingdom taking care of its outside issues under a Treaty of Friendship. The nation never surrendered its sway to any outside power. In 2010, Tonga took an unequivocal way towards turning into a sacred government as opposed to a conventional outright kingdom, after administrative changes passed a course for the primary incomplete delegate races.


Coat of Arms


Tonga Coat of Arms

Territory


Tonga Map

748 km2 (175th)


Capital


Tonga Capital

Nukualofa

Nukualofa is the capital of Tonga. It is situated on the north shore of the island of Tongatapu, in the southernmost island gathering of Tonga. Nuku?alofa is the financial center point of the nation. The national government is situated in Nuku?alofa. The parliament of Tonga meets there, and the Royal Palace is situated close to the city.


Languague


Tonga Languague

English-Tongan



Motto


Tonga Motto

'God and Tonga are my Inheritance'



National Flower of Tonga


Tonga National Flower

Heilala (Garcinia sessilis)

Garcinia is a class of blossoming plants in the family Clusiaceae local to Asia, America, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. Ordinarily, the plants in this class are called saptrees, mangosteens (which may likewise allude explicitly to Garcinia mangostana), garcinias, or monkey natural product. The natural products are a nourishment hotspot for a few creatures, for example, the archduke butterflies (Lexias spp.) of tropical eastern Asia which relish the sap of overripe mangosteens. Garcinia species are evergreen trees and bushes, dioecious and in a few cases apomictic. The organic product is a berry with beefy endocarp, which in a few animal types is heavenly.


Demonym(s)

Tongan

Population

100,651
(2016 census)

Currency

Paʻanga (TOP)

Time Zone

UTC+13

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