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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 189

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
<p>four times the size of Washington, DC</p>

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Tonga. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 166

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 213

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 71

Death rate

comparison ranking: 195

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 227

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 82

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 111

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 62

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 19

Environment

Government

National symbol(s)

Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga:
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Tonga were adopted in 1875. The heraldic blazon is: first quarter, Or, three mullets of six points argent; second quarter, Gules, the Royal Crown of Tonga proper; third quarter, Azure a dove volant argent holding an olive branch vert; fourth quarter, Or, three swords in fret argent; overall, a mullet of six points argent charged with a cross couped gules. Below the shield is a scroll with the motto “Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofiʻa” (God and Tonga are my inheritance). The crest is the Royal Crown of Tonga within an olive wreath. The supporters are flags of Tonga.

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 146

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 156

Labor force

comparison ranking: 189

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 16

Public debt

comparison ranking: 97

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 23

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 88

Exports

comparison ranking: 207

Imports

comparison ranking: 203

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 122

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 175

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 136

Military and Security

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