The Kingdom of Tonga is a sovereign island nation

Island nation

An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...

 located in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga comprises the Tonga Archipelago of 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (497.1 mi) in a north-south line. The islands lie south of Samoa

Samoa

Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...

 and are about one-third of the way from New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 to Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

.

Tonga is the only surviving monarchy

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...

 among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean, as well as being the only island nation never to have been formally colonized.

The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands because of the friendly reception accorded to Captain Cook on his first visit in 1773. He happened to arrive at the time of the inasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tu'i Tonga

Tu'i Tonga

The Tui Tonga is a line of Tongan kings, which originated in the 10th century with the mythical Ahoeitu; withdrew from political power in the 15th century by yielding to the Tui Haatakalaua; and died out with Laufilitonga in 1865...

, the islands' paramount chief, and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner

William Mariner (writer)

William Mariner was an Englishman who lived in the Tonga Islands from 29 November 1806 to 8 November 1810. He wrote an account of his experiences, Tonga Islands, that is now one of the major sources of information on pre-Christian Tonga.-Mariner's sojourn in Tonga:William Mariner was a teenage...

, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tonga:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
  The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
  
  :
• Common English country name: Tonga
  Tonga
  Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Tonga
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Tongan
  Tongan
  Tongan can refer to:*Tongan people, a person from Tonga*Tongan language*Tong'an District, district in Xiamen, Fujian, China...
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Tonga
• ISO country codes: TO, TON, 776
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TO
  ISO 3166-2:TO
  ISO 3166-2:TO is the entry for Tonga in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Tonga, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .to
  .to
  .to is the Internet country code top-level domain of the island kingdom of Tonga.The government of Tonga sells domains in its ccTLD to any interested party. Because to is a common English preposition, it became popular to craft memorable URLs called domain hacks that take advantage of this, such...
  
  

Geography of Tonga

• Tonga is: an island country of 169 islands, 36 of which are inhabited
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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  • Pacific Ocean
    Pacific Ocean
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    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        Oceania
        Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
        
        
        • Polynesia
          Polynesia
          Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...
          
          
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : UTC+13
    UTC+13
    UTC+13 is an identifier for a +13 hour time offset from UTC.This time is used as standard time in:*Kiribati**Phoenix Islands *Tonga-Samoa and Tokelau:...
    
    
  • Extreme points of Tonga
    • High: unnamed location on Kao Island 1033 m (3,389 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 419 km
• Population of Tonga: 100,000 - 187th most populous country
• Area of Tonga: 748 km²
• Atlas of Tonga

Environment of Tonga

• Climate of Tonga
• Environmental issues in Tonga
• Ecoregions in Tonga
• Renewable energy in Tonga
• Geology of Tonga
• Protected areas of Tonga
  • Biosphere reserves in Tonga
  • National parks of Tonga
• Wildlife of Tonga
  • Flora of Tonga
  • Fauna of Tonga
    • Birds of Tonga
    • Mammals of Tonga

Natural geographic features of Tonga

• Fjords of Tonga
• Glaciers of Tonga
• Islands of Tonga
• Lakes of Tonga
• Mountains of Tonga
  • Volcanoes in Tonga
• Rivers of Tonga
  • Waterfalls of Tonga
• Valleys of Tonga
• World Heritage Sites in Tonga: None

Administrative divisions of Tonga

• Ha'apai
  Ha'apai
  Haapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs and shoals in the central part of the Kingdom of Tonga, with the Tongatapu group to the south and the Vavau group to the north. Seventeen of the Haapai islands are populated....
  
  
• Tongatapu
  Tongatapu
  Tongatapu is the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga and the location of its capital Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with approximately 71,260 residents , 70.5% of the national population...
  
  
• Vava'u
  Vava'u
  Vavau is an island chain of one large island and 40 smaller ones in Tonga. According to tradition Maui fished both Tongatapu and Vavau but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises 204 meters above sea level...
  
  

• Capital of Tonga: Nukuʻalofa
• Cities of Tonga

Government and politics of Tonga

Main article: Government of Tonga and Politics of Tonga

Politics of Tonga

Politics of Tonga takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy, whereby the King has the executive power. Tonga's Prime Minister is currently appointed by the King...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  :
• Capital of Tonga: Nukuʻalofa

• Elections in Tonga
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Tonga
• Political scandals of Tonga
• Taxation in Tonga

Executive branch of the government of Tonga

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : King of Tonga,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Tonga
  Prime Minister of Tonga
  This is a list of Prime Ministers of Tonga from the establishment of that office in 1876 until the present day.-List of Premiers/Prime Ministers of Tonga :-External links:*...
  
  ,
• Cabinet of Tonga

Legislative branch of the government of Tonga

• Parliament of Tonga (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Tonga
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Tonga

Judicial branch of the government of Tonga

• Supreme Court of Tonga

Foreign relations of Tonga

• Diplomatic missions in Tonga
• Diplomatic missions of Tonga
  Diplomatic missions of Tonga
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Tonga. Tonga is a small island kingdom in Polynesia. About half of its 200,000 citizens live abroad , and the portion of its national income derived through expatriate remittances is one of the highest in the world...
  
  

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Tonga is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• Asian Development Bank
  Asian Development Bank
  The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
  
   (ADB)
• Commonwealth of Nations
  Commonwealth of Nations
  The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization
  International Hydrographic Organization
  The International Hydrographic Organization is the inter-governmental organisation representing the hydrographic community. It enjoys observer status at the UN and is the recognised competent authority on hydrographic surveying and nautical charting...
  
   (IHO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
  The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
  
   (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization
  International Mobile Satellite Organization
  The International Mobile Satellite Organization is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites...
  
   (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Pacific Islands Forum
  Pacific Islands Forum
  The Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum...
  
   (PIF)
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community
  Secretariat of the Pacific Community
  The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...
  
   (SPC)
• South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
  South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
  The South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement is a nonreciprocal trade agreement in which Australia and New Zealand offer duty-free and unrestricted access for specified products originating from the developing island member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum...
  
   (Sparteca)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
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   (WTO)

Law and order in Tonga

• Capital punishment in Tonga
  Capital punishment in Tonga
  Capital punishment is legal in Tonga, but has not been imposed for over twenty years. Amnesty International currently categorises Tonga as abolitionist in practice....
  
  
• Constitution of Tonga
  Constitution of Tonga
  The Tongan Constitution was enacted by King George Tupou I on 4 November 1875. It stipulates the makeup of the Tongan Government and the balance between its executive, legislature, and judiciary. The anniversary of its passage is celebrated annually as Tonga's Constitution Day.Tonga is a...
  
  
• Crime in Tonga
• Human rights in Tonga
  Human rights in Tonga
  Tonga is a constitutional monarchy with a population of approximately 120,000. Politics and the economy are dominated by King George Tupou V, the nobility, and a few prominent commoners. Economic, social and cultural rights are generally well-respected...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Tonga
    LGBT rights in Tonga
    - LGBT Rights :Male on male homosexuality is illegal Tonga with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, A person may also be whipped as a punishment if convicted. Homosexuality is generally accepted in Tonga. The Tongan Criminal Offences Act criminilises homosexuality.- The Criminal Offences...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Tonga
• Law enforcement in Tonga

Military of Tonga

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Tonga
• Forces
  • Army of Tonga
  • Navy of Tonga
  • Air Force of Tonga
  • Special forces of Tonga
• Military history of Tonga
• Military ranks of Tonga

History of Tonga

Main article: History of Tonga

History of Tonga

Seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands making up the Kingdom of Tonga about 1500 BC.The area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia...

, Timeline of the history of Tonga, and Current events of Tonga

• Economic history of Tonga
• Military history of Tonga

Culture of Tonga

• Architecture of Tonga
• Cuisine of Tonga
• Ethnic minorities in Tonga
• Festivals in Tonga
• Humor in Tonga
• Languages of Tonga
• Media in Tonga
• National symbols of Tonga
  • Coat of arms of Tonga
    Coat of arms of Tonga
    The coat of arms of Tonga was designed in 1875 with the creation of the constitution. The three swords represent the three dynasties or lines of the kings of Tonga, namely the Tui Tonga, Tui Haatakalaua and the current Tui Kanokupolu)...
    
    
  • Flag of Tonga
    Flag of Tonga
    The flag of Tonga was adopted on November 4, 1875.The flag looks similar to the flag of the Red Cross. The flag was originally identical to that flag, but to avoid confusion, it was changed so that the red cross appeared as a canton of a red ensign, making it similar to the 17th century red ensign....
    
    
  • National anthem of Tonga
• People of Tonga
• Prostitution in Tonga
• Public holidays in Tonga
• Records of Tonga
• Religion in Tonga
  Religion in Tonga
  According to the last official census in 1996, 41% of the population of Tonga belonged to the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, 16% to the Roman Catholic Church, 14% to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , 12% to the Free Church of Tonga, 17% to other groups...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Tonga
  • Christianity in Tonga
  • Hinduism in Tonga
  • Islam in Tonga
    Islam in Tonga
    Islam in Tonga consists of about 47 people in a population of about 108,000.-Muslim school:Tonga’s Muslim community is planning to raise funds in the Middle East to build a new boarding school on Tongatapu. The school is to follow the Tongan school curriculum, but additionally offer the Arabic...
    
    
  • Judaism in Tonga
  • Sikhism in Tonga
• World Heritage Sites in Tonga: None

Art in Tonga

• Art in Tonga
• Cinema of Tonga
• Literature of Tonga
  Literature of Tonga
  Among the first published works of Tongan literature, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, were 'Epeli Hau'ofa's short stories and Konai Helu Thaman's poetry. Hau'ofa's popular collection of short stories Tales of the Tikong was followed by a novel, Kisses in the Nederends, 1987, noted for its...
  
  
• Music of Tonga
  Music of Tonga
  - History :Tonga was discovered by European explorers in 1616. Early visitors, such as Captain Cook in the 1770s, and William Mariner in the 19th century, describe traditional dance performances featuring singing and drumming....
  
  
• Television in Tonga
• Theatre in Tonga

Sports in Tonga

• Football in Tonga
  Football in Tonga
  The sport of football in the country of Tonga is run by the Tonga Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Tonga Major League....
  
  
• Tonga at the Olympics
  Tonga at the Olympics
  Tonga has competed in seven editions of the Olympic Summer Games. They have never competed in the Winter Games. Tonga became the smallest independent nation to have won an Olympic medal in the Summer games when Super Heavyweight Boxer Paea Wolfgram earned silver in the 1996 Super heavyweight 91 kg...
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Tonga

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 185th (one hundred and eighty fifth)

• Agriculture in Tonga
• Banking in Tonga
  • National Bank of Tonga
• Communications in Tonga
  Communications in Tonga
  Telephones - main lines in use:14,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:35,000 Telephone system: Fixed PSTN, GSM 900domestic:NAinternational:satellite earth station - 2 Intelsat...
  
  
  • Internet in Tonga
• Companies of Tonga

• Currency of Tonga
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Pa'anga
  Tongan pa'anga
  The paanga is the currency of the Tonga. It is controlled by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga in Nukualofa...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : TOP

• Economic history of Tonga
• Energy in Tonga
  • Energy policy of Tonga
  • Oil industry in Tonga
• Mining in Tonga
• Tourism in Tonga
• Transport in Tonga
  Transport in Tonga
  This article concerns the systems of transportation in Tonga. Tonga possesses a number of transportation systems using road, air and water-based infrastructure...
  
  

• Tonga Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Tonga

• Health care in Tonga
• Transportation in Tonga
  • Airports in Tonga
  • Rail transport in Tonga
  • Roads in Tonga
• Water supply and sanitation in Tonga

See also

• Index of Tonga-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Tonga-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
• Outline of Oceania
  Outline of Oceania
  Oceania is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands,....
  
  

External links

• CIA World Factbook: Tonga
• Matangi Tonga - National magazine
• Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Ministry of Finance, Kingdom of Tonga
• Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, Kingdom of Tonga
• National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga
• Official Tongan Government Portal
• Tonga Legislation
• Tonga Coronation of King George Tupou V