Tonga

Capital City: Nuku’alofa

People: Polynesian, Europeans

Religion: Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)

Language: Tongan, English

Currency: Tongan Pa’anga

Electrical Voltage: 230 volts

How to get there:
By plane: Air New Zealand flies from Auckland and Los Angeles. You can also arrive from Fiji. Virgin Blue flies from several Australian state capitals as well as Auckland.

By boat: Lots of people arrive by private yacht since Tonga is a common stop on the around the world circuit.

Weather: tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)

Travel Documentation and Custom Duty: A visitor’s visa will be issued, free of charge, for the period of one month from the date of arrival at the airport provided the visitor holds a valid return ticket out of the Kingdom to a country which he shall be able to enter and the Immigration Officer is satisfied that the visitor has sufficient funds to financially maintain himself while in the Kingdom.

Getting Around: Car Rentals, Airplanes, Boats

Tourism Website: http://www.tongaholiday.com/

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