!!!Tonga: Geography
||Location|Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
||Geographic Coordinates|20 00 S, 175 00 W[{GoogleMap location='-20.0,-175.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''747 sq km\\''land: ''717 sq km\\''water: ''30 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|419 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Pacific Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m
||Highest Mountains|
||Terrain|most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base
||Natural Hazards|cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou volcanism: moderate volcanic activity; Fonualei (elev. 180 m) has shown frequent activity in recent years, while Niuafo'ou (elev. 260 m), which last erupted in 1985, has forced evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Late and Tofua
||Natural Resource|fish, fertile soil
||Land Use|''arable land: ''21.33%\\''permanent crops: ''14.67%\\''other: ''64% (2011)
||Climate|tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December)
||Irrigated Land|NA
||Renewable Water Resources|NA
||Environment_CurrentIssues|deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements
||Large Cities|__Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists :__\\According to [Wolfram|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Nukualofa; Mua; Neiafu; Haveloloto; Tofoa-Koloua\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: Nuku; Neiafu; Haveluloto; Vaini; Pangai\\\\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] 
||Geography-note|archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited)