Tonga flag information

Flag description: red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner. .

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Additional information about Tonga

Official country name: Kingdom of Tonga

Short name: Tonga
Local names (long and short forms): Pule'anga Tonga / Tonga
Former name: Friendly Islands
Abbreviation:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Tongan(s) / Tongan

Languages spoken: Tongan, English. .

Capital: Nuku'alofa (GMT 9.9, summertime: )

Government type: constitutional monarchy

Population: 119009 ranked 191, (data 2008)

Geography: archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited). The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m and the highest point is unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m. .

Coastline: Coastline 419 km - . .

Land borders: Tonga has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .

Administrative divisions: 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u

Dependent areas:

Independence: 4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)