Is Tonga large in area?

Tonga is very small, with a land area of 747 square kilometers and a marine exclusive economic zone of 700,000 square kilometers.

The Kingdom of Tonga (English: Tonga for short) belongs to Oceania, which is located in the west of the South Pacific Ocean and west of the international international date line. It is an island country consisting of 65,438+073 islands, 36 of which are inhabited, most of which are coral islands.

Tonga is 650km from Fiji in the west and New Zealand1770km in the southwest. As of 20 17, the population of Tonga is 108000, and Tongan and English are widely used in Tonga. Nuku 'alofa, the capital, is located on Tonga Tabu, the largest island. The land area is 747 square kilometers, and the marine exclusive economic zone covers an area of 700,000 square kilometers.

1845, the kingdom of Tonga was formed by the union of several islands. 1875 implemented a constitutional monarchy, 1900 became a British protectorate, 1970 became independent on June 4, and became a member of the Commonwealth and the188th member of the United Nations. On July 29th, 2008, King Tupou V of Tonga said that he would hand over power to the National Assembly, give up power and move towards democracy, but still retain the constitutional monarchy. He is the only country in the South Pacific that maintains a monarchy.