Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
Travel Currency
pa'anga (TOP)
Language Spoken
Tongan is the language used for everyday communication, while Tongan and English are both official languages. The majority of Tongans are of Polynesian descent. Tongan is spelled with a Latin script, and sounds the way it looks.
Languages
Tongan, English
Ethnic Groups
Polynesian, Europeans about 300
National Holiday
Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959); note - actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959, 4 July (2015) is the day the king was crowned; Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)
Geographic Coordinates
20 00 S, 175 00 W
Location
Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Airports
1