Tonga

About two-thirds of its population lives on the island of. Tonga has a small open island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries.

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Tonga ˈtɒŋɡə ˈtɒŋə.

. 1 Its total surface area is about 750 km 2 290 sq mi scattered over 700000 km 2 270000 sq mi in the. It is the South Pacifics last Polynesian kingdom a constitutional hereditary monarchy. Agricultural exports including fish make up two-thirds of total exports.

Tonga officially Kingdom of Tonga Tongan Fakatui o Tonga also called Friendly Islands country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The urgent warning was. Covering a total area of 750 sqkm 289 sq mi Tonga is an archipelago composed of 169 islands of which only 36 islands are inhabited and is located in the South Pacific Ocean.

The three largest islands are Tongatapu Haapai and Vavau with Tongatapu being the most populated. The country has 171 islands of which 45 are inhabited. Has commended Tonga for its move toward fuller democracy through the 2010 election of its first popular majority parliament and subsequent elections in 2014 and 2017 with international.

Tonga an archipelago of islands with about 105000 residents is located about 1480 miles northeast of New Zealand in the South Pacific. Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga is a Polynesian country and archipelago. At 1148pm local time Tongas government issued an urgent tsunami warning for the whole island informing residents to evacuate immediately to high ground until the threat passed.

Squash vanilla beans and yams are the main crops. Tongatapu in the south Haapai in the centre and Vavau in the north. 10 hours agoA powerful underwater earthquake struck Friday off Tonga in the southern Pacific prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory that was later lifted.

ˈtoŋa officially the Kingdom of Tonga Tongan. Geological Survey said the. Sirens rang out in Tonga warning locals of the threat of a tsunami after a 73 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean on Friday 11 November.

12 hours agoTerrified locals in Tonga have fled to reach higher ground after the government issued a tsunami warning in response to a 73-magnitude earthquake off the islands coast today. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Isolated islands include Niuafoou Niuatoputapu and Tafahi together known as the.

It consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups. Due to its location within the Pacific Ring of. 10 hours agoThe government of the island nation of Tonga called for an immediate evacuation inland on Friday following what it said was a 79 magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami warning.

Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom until 1970.

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