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Interesting Facts about Tonga[edit | edit source]
- Country : TONGA ๐น๐ด
- Capital : Nuku'alofa
- Continent : Oceania
- Currency : Pa'anga
- Language Spoken : Tongan and English
1. Tonga issued the worldโs first self adhesive stamps in 1963.
2. 90% population are over weight
3. Itโs illegal to conduct business, play sport or even do chores on a Sunday.
4. Years ago, the island did not have any postal service so to receive any mails/supplies from outside world. So a swimmer would swim out to ships that would throw mail stuffed in a biscuit tin for the swimmer to retrieve
5.There is a disappearing island in Tonga. This island is called Fonuafoโou which means โNew Islandโ In 1894, the island went missing but reappeared again two years later before disappearing again.
6.Tonga is a great place to spot humpback whales. The whales migrate from Antarctica to breed in the warmer waters of Tonga from July to October.
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