Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, located near Fiji and Samoa. It is home to around 103,000 people who live on 36 of the country’s 170 islands. Tonga is the only Pacific country with a constitutional monarchy – it is known officially as the Kingdom of Tonga.
Contact us to organise your own private group of 15 volunteers where we spend 5 days building a kindergarten for local kids near Nukualofa. Build, swim, whale watch and explore Tonga with us!
| Population | 106,017 (2021) |
| Border Countries | Tonga is two roughly parallel chains of around 170 islands in the south-western Pacific |
| Capital City | Nukuʿalofa |
| Currency | The paʻanga |
| Language | Around 98% speak Tongan the official language along with English |
| Religion | Christian 97.6% and other 2.4% |
| Type of Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| % living in poverty | 27% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2019 |
| Life Expectancy | Male: 68.42 years and Female: 73.72 years (2021) |
| Infectious Diseases | Hepatitis A, B & C, influenza, measles, and salmonella and other food borne illnesses |
| Top Killers | Cardiovascular disease (38%), cancers (9%), respiratory diseases (7%), diabetes (5%), and other NCDs (15%) |
| Literacy | Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) 99406% (2021) |
| Natural Resources | Fish, fertile soil, and crops such as bananas, coffee and vanilla beans, coconuts, squash, black pepper, ginger, and copra |
| Agriculture | The Agriculture of the Tongan Archipelago is largely based on the farming of yams, squash, and root crops |
| Industry | Agriculture and fishing are the main industries in Tonga |
| Exports | Agricultural exports make up two-thirds of total exports and include squash, coconuts, bananas, and vanilla beans |
