THE POPULATION OF TONGA IS 104,227. THE ECONOMY IS PRIMARILY BASED ON AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TOURISM. THE UNITED STATES $1 IS WORTH $1.98. ENGLISH IS WIDELY SPOKEN AND USED IN FORMAL MEETINGS. THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 23.7 DEGREES C WITH 76 % HUMIDITY. ALTHOUGH TONGA IS SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN MOST TROPICAL ISLANDS, CASUAL ATTIRE IS RECOMMENDED FOR MOST OCCASIONS. BRIEF SHORTS, BATHING SUITS, BIKINI'S ARE FINE FOR THE BEACHES AND POOLSIDE BUT ARE FROWNED UPON IF WORN IN PUBLIC. TONGA LAW PROHIBITS ANY PERSON FROM APPEARING IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITHOUT A SHIRT.
TONGA IS ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF WASHINGTON D.C. THE ONLY NATURAL HAZARDS TO TONGA IS CYCLONES, EARTHQUAKES, AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. THE MAJOR HOLIDAY CELEBRATED IN TONGA IS INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHICH IS ON JUNE 4. THEY DECLARED THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN 1970. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE SQUASH, COCONUTS, COPRA, BANANA'S, VANILLA BEANS, COCOA, COFFEE, GINGER, BLACK PEPPER, AND FISH.
