Country

Tonga

Also Known As Kingdom of Tonga

Oceania

Tonga is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, made up of 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited, scattered over about 700,000 square kilometers of the southern Pacific Ocean. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 June 1970. It is a constitutional monarchy, and its capital is Nukualofa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Nukualofa 2

Population

100,179 2

2021 census, from Tonga's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2021 2

Area (sq km)

748 2

Independence or Founding Year

1970 2

Tonga gained independence from the United Kingdom, ending its status as a protected state, on 4 June 1970, following unification of the islands under one monarchy circa 1845.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Tonga

Associated With

Polynesia

Source Tonga (Wikipedia)

Polynesia

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)

The Pacific Ocean

Source Tonga (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Nuku'alofa

Nuku'alofa is the capital of Tonga.

Source Nuku'alofa (Wikipedia)

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Origin Of

Tongan Architecture

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Source Getty Research Institute, Art and Architecture Thesaurus: TonganScope note

Quote, Scope note

Describes the style and culture of the Tongan people from the Republic of Tonga.

Ota Ika

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Source 'Ota 'ika (Wikipedia)tier 3

National Reserve Bank of Tonga

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Taboo

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Source Wikipedia: TabooCook's 1777 account and Freud discussiontier 3

Quote, Cook's 1777 account and Freud discussion

Its English use dates to 1777 when the British explorer James Cook visited Tonga, and referred to the Tongans' use of the term taboo for "any thing that is forbidden to be eaten, or made use of".

Tongan

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Site Of

National Reserve Bank of Tonga

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Found There

2022 Eruption of Hunga Tonga

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Minerva Reefs

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Source Wikidata: Minerva Reefs

Ellicean languages

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Constitution of Tonga

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Court of Appeal of Tonga

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Source Tonga 1875 (rev. 2025) Constitution, Court of Appeal, Constitute ProjectArticle 84, superior courts of the Kingdom of Tonga

Quote, Article 84, superior courts of the Kingdom of Tonga

The judicial power of the Kingdom shall be vested in the superior courts of the Kingdom (namely the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the Land Court) and a subordinate court namely the Magistrate's Court.

Law of Tonga

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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