🇹🇴 Tonga

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Tonga.

Current time in Tonga

Pacific/Tongatapu · GMT+13

Time zones in Tonga

Upcoming public holidays in Tonga

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At a glance

Capital
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Polynesia
Population
100,179
Area
747 km²
Currency
TOP T$
Calling code
+676
Driving side
left
Languages
eng, ton
Internet TLD
.to

About

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest, Samoa to the northeast, New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west, Niue to the east and Kermadec to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km from New Zealand's North Island.

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