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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tonga: Tonga – sovereign island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. Tonga comprises the Tonga Archipelago of 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, stretching over a distance of about in a north-south line. The islands lie south of Samoa and are about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaii. Tonga is the only surviving monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean, as well as being the only island nation never to have been formally colonized. The islands are also known as the Friendly Islands because of the friendly reception accorded to Captain Cook on his first visit in 1773. He happened to arrive at the time of the ''inasi'' festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tu'i Tonga, the islands' paramount chief, and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.〔(Mr Korovulavula - Occasion of the Inaugural Flight Fiji/Tonga/Fiji Reception by Airlines Tonga ), Accessed 16 April 2008. 〕 == General reference == * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Tonga * Official English country name: The Kingdom of Tonga * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Tongan * Demonym(s): Tongan * Etymology: Name of Tonga * ISO country codes: TO, TON, 776 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TO * Internet country code top-level domain: .to 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Tonga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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