What kind of country is Tonga? Take you to see the real Kingdom of Tonga

1, Tonga is an island country located in the western South Pacific, usually rarely hear its name in the major media, if it is not the recent volcanic eruption, many people may not have heard of this country at all. What kind of country is Tonga? Let's take a look at it today.

2, Tonga's full name is the Kingdom of Tonga, since it is called the Kingdom, then it must be a constitutional monarchy, and the current king is Tupou VI. In addition, the country is a member of the Commonwealth.

3, Tonga has a land area of 747 square kilometers, consisting of 173 islands, the country is divided into 5 districts, the capital Nuku'alofa, the city is the political, economic and transportation center of Tonga. In addition, there is a city called Inner Yafu.

4, Tonga if divided by continents, belongs to Oceania, the closest country to it is Fiji, is also located in the Pacific Ocean small country. The main ethnic group is the Tongans, a polynesian tribe, and cognates with the inhabitants of other Pacific island countries such as Fiji.

6, Tongans speak Tongan, local high school and below to go to school for free, the language of instruction is mainly English and Tongan, and the literacy rate is high. In addition, the country is beautiful for being fat, and it is difficult to see people who are too thin in the local area.

7, Tonga per capita GDP of about 5020 US dollars, fishery and forest resources are rich, belongs to the tropical rainforest climate, as early as 3000 years ago, there are human footprints here, more than 1000 years ago established the Kingdom of Tonga, is currently the fourth dynasty of Tonga - The Tawfahau dynasty.

8, although There are 173 islands in Tonga, more than 130 islands belong to uninhabited islands, the largest island is Tonga Tabu Island, accounting for about one-third of the country's land, and the exclusive economic zone of the sea covers an area of 700,000 square kilometers.

9, there is no large river in Tonga, fresh water mainly relies on the rainy season to store water, there are several large reservoirs, islands and islands by ferry to go, in the capital Nuku'alofa there is an international airport, the route is mainly in Asia, Europe, Oceania.

10, Tonga's economy mainly relies on fisheries, agriculture, tourism and foreign aid, the first largest trading partner is New Zealand, the largest foreign aid country is Australia, the domestic banks are mainly the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, tonga development bank, the remaining banks are mainly foreign capital, the local legal tender is Panga.

11, The food of the Tongans is similar to that of some African countries, mainly cassava, taro, plantains, breadfruit, and when major festivals are encountered, roast pigs are used to celebrate. These are local specialties, like vegetables and fruits are mostly imported, the local cultivation of vegetables is mainly Chinese, there are currently about 2,000 people.

12, Tonga, whether urban or rural, most of the houses are wooden, there is no local real estate, are individuals to buy land to build houses, belonging to permanent private property, due to the surge in tourists in recent years, many people run homestays.

13, Tonga prices are higher, most of the goods need to be imported, fortunately, the price of basic people's livelihood food is better controlled, not to eat without food, such as a pound of taro is only 1 yuan, but to buy a cabbage need more than 30 yuan. In addition, the country's medical care is all free, which greatly alleviates the pressure on residents' lives.

14, The Tongans, who are predominantly Wesleyan and belong to one of the seven major denominations of Protestant Christianity, devout believers have nothing special to do on Sundays and never go out. The overall social security of the local city is good, the crime rate is not high, and the suburbs are almost poor.

15, as we said earlier, Tonga is a kingdom, since it is a kingdom, there must be a royal palace, the Tonga Royal Palace is located in the capital Nuku Alofa, the area is not large, not so much a royal palace, but rather a large villa is more appropriate. Built in 1867, it has three floors.

16, in Tonga can see the mainland TV station, but the English channel, that is, cctv9, in addition to the local 5 local radio stations and 1 TV station, dozens of newspapers and magazines, etc., you can also use mobile phones to brush videos, network purchases can only buy overseas, the process is quite long, the freight is expensive.

17, Tonga also has its own army, called His Majesty's Armed Forces, composed of 600 people, the flag is in a horizontal rectangle, red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and the cross represents christianity.

18, Tonga has a lot of fun places, such as diving, whale watching, etc., you can also welcome the first sunshine of the new year on the earth in the capital Nuku'alofa, because the city is close to the international date line.

19, there is a bat village on Tabu Island in Tonga, according to statistics, there are hundreds of thousands of local bats, and it is also the world's largest bat - fox bat.

20, most people in Tonga are engaged in fishing and tourism, the monthly salary is mostly around 1600 yuan, and a small number of people work in foreign-funded enterprises, and the salary is slightly higher.

21, there are basically no buses in Tonga, residents travel to bicycles and private cars, the number of private cars is about 50,000, not very low, foreigners can rent or take a taxi in the local area, rent a car a day about 300 yuan.

22, Tongans are generally hospitable, in the welcome, sending guests to hold many ceremonies, such as inviting guests to eat no matter how much, must be eaten, if you can not finish eating is not polite to the host, and if you go to the other party's home as a guest, you must change into their traditional costume "Farafara" skirt.

23, Tonga is a good country, short-term look ok, long-term living there, or not recommended.