Tonga March 11, 2020 'Eua , archipelago , British colony , British Commonwealth , colony , Commonwealth , earthquake , earthquakes , english , English language , fiscal paradise , fishing , Ha'apai , islands , Niuas , Nukuʻalofa , Oceania , Ongo Niua , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Polynesia , Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga , Ring of Fire , South Pacific , Tonga , Tongatapu , tourism , Vava'u , volcano Official name Kingdom of Tonga Name in local language Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga (to) ; Kingdom of Tonga (en) Continent Oceania Subcontinent Oceania Population (ranking: 211e ) 98,659 inhabitants (2019) Population growth -0.70 % / year Area 749 km² Density 131.72 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 243e )0.450 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 4,364 $USD (2018) GDP growth 0.30 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 70.80 years (2018) Birth rate 22.20 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 3.10 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 4.90 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 11.60 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 99.44 % (2011) Official languages Tongan, English Currency Pa'anga (TOP) HDI (ranking: 141e )0.717 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )62.49 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Tupou VI National Day 4 June (independence of 1970) ISO Codes TO, TON Demonym Tongan Tourists (ranking ) 62,000 people (2017)
Tonga is a sparsely populated state of Polynesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Fiji , south of Wallis and Futuna (France ), Samoa and American Samoa , and west of Niue . The country is divided into three main archipelagos with more than 170 islands and islets.
Haʻapai, Tonga Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Nuku'alofa 74,679 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Divisions Population Area Haʻapai 6,144 inhabitants 110 km² Niuas 1,232 inhabitants 72 km² Tongatapu 74,679 inhabitants 260 km² Vavaʻu 13,740 inhabitants 138 km² ʻEua 4,950 inhabitants 87 km²
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