GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $400 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States) (Estimated 2011): $816 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $7,500 (US$) or (GBP)Capital: Nukuʿalofa
Population (Estimated July 2012): 106,146
Area: 748km2 or 289mi2
Currency: Paʿanga (T$)
Official Language: Tongan and English
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliament
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(Predominantly Christian population)
Highest Point: Kao Island at 1,033m or 3,389ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +13:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Leaders: King Tupou VI; Prime Minister Tuʿivakano
Additional: Gained independence from under U.K. protectorate on the 4th of June 1970.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tonga (Fakatuʿi ʿo Tonga (Tongan); Kingdom of Tonga (English))