Tonga

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Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga is a Polynesian country and also an archipelago consisting of 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited.

. Tonga is a member of the Commonwealth and of the United Nations. Squash vanilla beans and yams are the main crops. Destination Tonga a virtual guide to the Polynesian kingdom formerly known as the Friendly Islands an archipelago of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean south east of Fiji south of Samoa 2000 km north east of Auckland NZ and 3280 km east of Brisbane Australia.

Tongas total land area is dispersed between latitudes 15 and 23 S and longitudes 173 and 177 W. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Haapai volcano on Saturday was recorded in real-time on an Earth-watching satellite operated by the US. Tonga has a small open island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries.

Tonga is a party to the US-Pacific Islands Multilateral Tuna Fisheries Treaty which provides access to US. Fishing vessels in exchange for a license fee paid by US. ˈtoŋa officially named the Kingdom of Tonga Tongan.

Under a separate Economic Assistance Agreement associated with the Treaty the US. Tonga ˈtɒŋ ɡ ə listen Tongan. The capital Nukuʿalofa is on the island of Tongatapu.

Tonga was united under one chief in 1845. The total surface area of the archipelago is about 750 km 2 290 sq mi scattered over 700000 km 2. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods.

Agricultural exports including fish make up two-thirds of total exports. Government currently provides 21 million per year to Pacific Island parties.

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