Tonga,officially the Kingdom of Tonga,is an island country in Polynesia,part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands –of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi),scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021,according to Johnson's Tribune,Tonga has a population of 104,494,70% of whom reside on the main island,Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi) north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest,Samoa to the northeast,New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west,Niue to the east,and Kermadec to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island. Tonga is a member of The Commonwealth.
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was the King of Tonga,from the death of his mother,Queen Sālote Tupou III,in 1965 until his own death in 2006.
Tupou VI is King of Tonga. He is the younger brother and successor of the late King George Tupou V. He was officially confirmed by his brother on 27 September 2006 as the heir presumptive to the Throne of Tonga,as his brother had no legitimate children. He served as Prime Minister of Tonga from 2000 to 2006 and as Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia,and resided in Canberra from 2008,until the death of King George Tupou V on 18 March 2012,when he became King of Tonga,with the regnal name Tupou VI.
Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumopeau Tupou,Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou of Toula and Kotu was a diplomat from the Kingdom of Tonga. Lord Taumoepeau-Tupou had been the foreign minister of Tonga since 24 August 2004,though his appointment was not announced until 2 September 2004. He had also been Minister of Defense since April 2005 till his death.
George Tupou V was the King of Tonga from the death of his father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV in 2006 until his own death six years later.
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga is the central bank of Tonga. The Reserve Bank is responsible for regulating the issue and supply of domestic and international currency,as well as promoting monetary stability and economic development. It also advises the Ministry of Finance on banking and monetary matters,acts as the principal banker and fiscal agent of the Government of Tonga,and is responsible for the licensing and supervision of financial institutions. The current Governor is Ngongo Kioa.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tonga:
Mapa Faletau,styled Lord 'Akau'ola,is a Tongan noble,diplomat,and civil servant. His estate is in Taunga in the southern Vava'u Group in the far north of the country.
Tonga and China (PRC) established official diplomatic relations in 1998. The two countries maintain cordial diplomatic,economic,and military relations.
Japan and Tonga have maintained official diplomatic relations since July 1970. Japan is Tonga's leading donor in the field of technical aid. The Japanese government describes its relations with Tonga as "excellent",and states that "the Imperial family of Japan and the Royal family of Tonga have developed a cordial and personal relationship over the years". Japan is one of only four countries to have an embassy in Nuku'alofa,whilst Tonga has an embassy in Tokyo.
Siosa'ia Ma'ulupekotofa Tuita is a Tongan royal and diplomat. He is the current Chief Tuita,Lord Tuita.
Halaevalu Mata'aho ʻAhomeʻe was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006,as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of King George Tupou V and the current King of Tonga,Tupou VI.
Prince Ata is a Tongan royal and Prince of Tonga,younger son of Tupou VI,King of Tonga.
New Zealand–Tonga relations refers to the diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Kingdom of Tonga. Both nations are members of the Commonwealth of Nations,Pacific Islands Forum and the United Nations.
Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni,styled Hon. Hu'akavameiliku,is a Tongan politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Tonga since 2021. He has previously served as a Cabinet Minister,and from 2014 to 2017,he was Deputy Prime Minister of Tonga. He is the current estate holder of the village of Ha'asini.
Viela Tupou is a Tongan civil servant. She has served as Tonga's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and as Tonga's Lord Chamberlain.
Tatafu Toma Moeaki is a Tongan politician,former Cabinet Minister,and civil servant.
Siosiua Tuitalukua Tupou ʻUtoikamanu is a Tongan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He was Tonga's Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2008.
Siosi Cocker Mafi is a Tongan economist. She was Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga from May 2003 to July 2013,the first women to serve in the post.
Siaosi Taimani ʻAho was a Tongan diplomat,civil servant,politician,and Cabinet minister. He was Tonga's first Commissioner for Public Relations.
