Tonga

FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1971
INDEPENDENCE DAY: 4 June 1970
CAPITAL: Nuku’alofa
AREA: 720 sq km
EEZ: 700,000 sq km
POPULATION: 104,000 (2015)
LANGUAGE: English, Tongan
CURRENCY: Pa’anga or Tongan dollar
ECONOMY: Agriculture, fisheries and tourism
STATUS: National monarchy
HEAD OF STATE: HM King Tupou VI
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Hon Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni
WEBSITE: www.mic.gov.to