The Kingdom of Tonga is the last remaining [[Polynesian]] kingdom in the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]]. It consists of an [[archipelago]] located directly south of [[Western Samoa]]. Its 171 [[island]]s, 48 of them inhabited, are divided into three main groups--Vava'u, Ha'apai, and Tongatapu--and cover an 800-kilometer (500 mi.)-long north-south line. <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16092.htm</ref> | The Kingdom of Tonga is the last remaining [[Polynesian]] kingdom in the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]]. It consists of an [[archipelago]] located directly south of [[Western Samoa]]. Its 171 [[island]]s, 48 of them inhabited, are divided into three main groups--Vava'u, Ha'apai, and Tongatapu--and cover an 800-kilometer (500 mi.)-long north-south line. <ref>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16092.htm</ref> |