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Oceania > Tonga > Geography

TONGAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
four times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 718 sq km Time series [182nd of 238]
Definition: Geography > Area > Land
Area > Total 748 sq km Time series [192nd of 250]
Definition: Geography > Area > Total
Capital city with population Nuku'alofa - 34,000
Definition: Geography > Capital city with population
Climate
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
Definition: Geography > Climate
Coastline 419 km [124th of 271]
Definition: Geography > Coastline
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Kao Island 1,033 m
Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point
Forested Land 5.5% [161st of 193]
Definition: Geography > Forested Land
Geographic coordinates 20 00 S, 175 00 W Time series
Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates
Land use > Arable land 20% Time series [53rd of 258]
Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land
Largest city Nuku' alofa
Definition: Geography > Largest city
Largest city population 40,000 [156th of 174]
Definition: Geography > Largest city population
Largest city with population Nuku'alofa - 34,000
Definition: Geography > Largest city with population
Location
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Definition: Geography > Location
Map references
Oceania
Definition: Geography > Map references
Natural hazards
cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou
Definition: Geography > Natural hazards
Natural resources fish, fertile soil Time series
Definition: Geography > Natural resources
Population density 151.92 people per sqkm [66th of 256]
Definition: Geography > Population density
Population density > people per sq. km 142.1 people/m² Time series [61st of 204]
Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km
Surface area > sq. km 750 km² Time series [177th of 206]
Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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