Tonga
The Pacific's only kingdom, never ruled by another country
Passport card
Kingdom of Tonga
Tonga
- Capital
- Nukuʻalofa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Paʻanga
- Languages
- Tongan and English
- People
- About 1 lakh
- Size
- About 747 km²
- Leader
- King Tupou VI
- Never ruled by
- another country
- Time
- 7½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 pm in Nukuʻalofa
⭐ Tonga's constitution says its flag can never be changed!
Your Tonga stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Tonga
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Tonga
Turn the globe with your finger. Tonga has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Tonga and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 4,400 times the size of Tonga.
- PeopleIndia has about 15,000 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1 lakh in Tonga.
- DistanceNukuʻalofa is about 12,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeTonga is 7½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 pm in Nukuʻalofa.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Tonga, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Tonga
- A fresh mix from the country's 111 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Tonga's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Tonga back on the map
Tonga and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Tonga worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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