Tonga

Kingdom of Tonga Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga (Tongan)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa" "God and Tonga are my Inheritance"
Anthem: "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" "The Song of the King of the Tongan Islands"

Capital and largest city	Nukuʻalofa 21°08′S175°12′W / 21.133°S 175.200°W / -21.133; -175.200
Official languages	English Tongan
Ethnic groups (2018^[1])	97% Tongan 0.7% Euronesians 2.3% Others
Religion (2011)^[2]^[3]	98% Christianity —54% Methodism —18% Mormonism —15% Catholicism —11% Other Christian 1% No religion 1% Others
Demonym(s)	Tongan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Tupou VI
• Prime Minister	Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
• Assembly Speaker	Fatafehi Fakafanua

Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Independence from United Kingdom

• Independence declared	4 June 1970

Area
• Total	748 km² (289 sq mi) (175th)
• Water (%)	4.0
Population
• 2016 census	100,651^[4] (199th)
• Density	139/km² (360.0/sq mi) (76th^a)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$655 million
• Per capita	$6,496^[5]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$493 million
• Per capita	$4,888^[5]
Gini (2015)	37.6^[6] medium
HDI (2019)	0.725^[7] high · 104th
Currency	Paʻanga (TOP)
Time zone	UTC +13
Driving side	left
Calling code	+676
ISO 3166 code	TO
Internet TLD	.to
Based on 2005 figures.

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