Tonga
At a glance
- Official languages
- English, Tongan
- Currency
- Tongan paʻanga (TOP)
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Tonga
- Demonym
- Tongan
- Time zone
- UTC+13:00
- Driving side
- Left
- Calling code
- +676
- Internet TLD
- .to
- ISO 3166
- TO
- Established
- 1970
- Highest point
- Kao (1,030 m (3,379 ft))
- National anthem
- Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History8 leaders · click to expand
Other
Fatafehi Fakafānua, 8th Lord Fakafānua✦ Current
2025–PresentPrime Minister
ʻAisake Eke
2025–2025Prime Minister
👑 Tupou VI✦ Current
2012–PresentMonarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fatafehi Fakafānua, 8th Lord Fakafānua✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2025–Present |
| ʻAisake Eke | Prime Minister | 2025–2025 |
| 👑 Tupou VI✦ Current | Monarch | 2012–Present |
Kingdom of Tonga
👑 George Tupou V
2006–2012Monarch
👑 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
1965–2006Monarch
👑 Salote Tupou III
1918–1965Monarch
👑 George Tupou II
1893–1918Monarch
👑 George Tupou I
1845–1893Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 George Tupou V | Monarch | 2006–2012 |
| 👑 Taufa'ahau Tupou IV | Monarch | 1965–2006 |
| 👑 Salote Tupou III | Monarch | 1918–1965 |
| 👑 George Tupou II | Monarch | 1893–1918 |
| 👑 George Tupou I | Monarch | 1845–1893 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Tonga on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Divisions
5 entries listed under Tonga. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Tonga metro footprint
1 metroPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
1 tracked metro
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2576 | Nukuʻalofa★ Capital▲ Largest | Tongatapu | 74K | 0.3 | Local Metro |