Tonga: Introduction

Capital: Nuku'alofa

Population

Total Population: 104,000

Natural Increase: 0.5%

Density: 144 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 25.3%

Ethnic Origins: Polynesian, Europeans.

Official Language: Tongan, English

Other Languages Spoken: Niuafo'ou

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Nuku'alofa

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Tonga Pa'anga (TOP)

Country Overview

Area: 750 km²

Type of State: Kingdom. Constitutional Monarchy.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
An isolated archipelago in the Pacific; the economy relies heavily on money sent home by migrant workers.

HDI*: 0.677/1

HDI (World Rank): 85/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

23°

Low: 19° | High: 24°

Humidity: 61% | Wind: 23 km/h
Sunrise: 7:07 am | Sunset: 6:06 pm

Nuku'alofa, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Tonga, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Tonga, Dial +676

Internet Suffix: .to

Telephone Lines: 24.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 8.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	143	168	145	175	160
Exports of Goods (million USD)	8	9	8	8	11
Imports of Services (million USD)	33	44	39	41	54
Exports of Services (million USD)	23	34	29	33	41

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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