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 Tonga Thematic Maps
Country (long form) Kingdom of Tonga
Capital Nuku'alofa
Total Area 288.80 sq mi
748.00 sq km
(four times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 104,227 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 188,340
Languages Tongan, English
Literacy 98.5% total, 98.4% male, 98.7% female (1996 est.)
Religions Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
Life Expectancy 65.83 male, 70.78 female (2001 est.)
Government Type hereditary constitutional monarchy
Currency 1 pa'anga (T$) = 100 seniti
GDP (per capita) $2,200 (2000 est.)
Industry tourism, fishing
Agriculture squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish
Arable Land 24%
Natural Resources fish, fertile soil

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