{"id":12130,"date":"2026-03-25T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12130"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:18:35","slug":"key-facts-about-tonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-tonga\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonga"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tonga Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tonga<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a sovereign <\/span><b>country in Polynesia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, composed of an archipelago of 169 islands located in the <\/span><b>South Pacific Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighbouring countries include Fiji to the west, Cook Islands to the east and Samoa north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These islands are <\/span><b>divided into three main groups:<\/b> <b>Tongatapu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south, <\/span><b>Ha\u2018apai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the center, and <\/span><b>Vava\u2018u<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The western islands (making up the Tongan Volcanic Arch) are all of volcanic origin; the eastern islands are nonvolcanic and are composed of coral limestone and sand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The capital city of Tonga is<\/span><b> Nuku\u02bbalofa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated on the northern shore of Tongatapu Island.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Tonga<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It features flat terrain with <\/span><b>limestone and coral formations.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mostly flat islands with limestone bedrock formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic rock.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point in this region is Kao<\/span><b> Island in the Ha\u02bbapai group.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonga is a member of the <\/span><b>Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance and Marine Protected Areas Action Groups.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/earthquake-struck-near-tonga-tsunami-warnings-updates-march-24\/article70778640.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonga is a sovereign country in Polynesia, composed of an archipelago of 169 islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. 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