Politics
Conventional Long Form Name of country: Kingdom of Tonga
Capital city: Nuku'alofa
Type of Government: constitutional monarchy
Date of Independence: 4 June 1970
National Holidays: National day, November 4th.
Chief of State: King TUPOU VI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga TU'IVAKANO
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Chief of State, head of government, and cabinet.
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: uUicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Court Systems.
Suffrage: 21+
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador Mahe'uli'uli Sandhurst TUPOUNIUA
Name of their embassy to the U.S: Not named.
locations of their consulate in the U.S: San Francisco
Name of the U.S Ambassador to them: The U.S doesn't have an ambassador to Tonga, but the U.S ambassador to Fiji, currently Ambassador Frankie A. REED is also accredited to Tonga.
Location of the U.S embassy there: None.
Location of the U.S consulate there: None/
Name their representative to the UN:
National symbols: Red cross on white flag, arms open length.
National Anthem
Capital city: Nuku'alofa
Type of Government: constitutional monarchy
Date of Independence: 4 June 1970
National Holidays: National day, November 4th.
Chief of State: King TUPOU VI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Lord Siale'ataonga TU'IVAKANO
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Chief of State, head of government, and cabinet.
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: uUicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Court Systems.
Suffrage: 21+
Name of their Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador Mahe'uli'uli Sandhurst TUPOUNIUA
Name of their embassy to the U.S: Not named.
locations of their consulate in the U.S: San Francisco
Name of the U.S Ambassador to them: The U.S doesn't have an ambassador to Tonga, but the U.S ambassador to Fiji, currently Ambassador Frankie A. REED is also accredited to Tonga.
Location of the U.S embassy there: None.
Location of the U.S consulate there: None/
Name their representative to the UN:
National symbols: Red cross on white flag, arms open length.
National Anthem
The cross on Tonga's flag represents the Christianity in the country and the color red represents
the blood of Jesus.
the blood of Jesus.
Chief of state:
Head of government: