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0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
Time zone: | GMT +13 (Tonga standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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Main languages: | English, Tongan |
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Currency: |
pa'anga (TOP) €1 = T$2.52, $1 = T$2.25, £1 = T$0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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Internet Domain: | .to | International Dialling Code: 676 |
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For help planning your trip to Tonga including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Tonga trip planning page.
Further information on Tonga
Discover more about Tonga - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 748 sq km (30 sq km under water)
Coastline: 419 km (Pacific Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: unnamed location on Kao Island (1,033m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Tonga from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
Index | Status | Rank | |
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Freedom in the World | Free | - | |
Democracy Index | No Data | - | |
Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 95/179 | |
Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 43/179 | |
ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - | |
Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - | |
Overall Ranking: | 86/195 |
Other Data & Links
Full name: Kingdom of Tonga Status: Independent Country
Population: 106,440 (rank: 180/196) Density: 142.2 people/sq km (rank: 58/196)
Ethnic groups: Polynesian, Europeans
Religions: Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
GDP (PPP): $0.846 billion GDP per capita: $8,200 (rank: 107/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.