Polynesia
Flag of Tonga
A Polynesian kingdom that never bowed to a colonizer.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c00000 82%
- #f0f0f0 16%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Tonga in numbers
| Official name | Kingdom of Tonga |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nukuʻalofa |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania |
| Population | 105,697 |
| Area | 747 km² · 141 people per km² |
| Currency | Tongan paʻanga (TOP) |
| Languages | English, Tongan |
| Country codes | TO · TON · .to |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Tonga is the only Pacific island nation that was never formally colonized, keeping its own monarchy throughout.
- The kingdom is spread across more than 170 islands, of which only a few dozen are inhabited.
- Its capital, Nuku'alofa, sits on Tongatapu, the main island and home to most of the population.
Did you know
Sitting at UTC+13, just east of the International Date Line, Tonga is among the first places on Earth to greet each new day.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.