With the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Tonga, the number has reached 182 countries that Nepal has diplomatic relations with.
The document on establishing diplomatic relations was signed by the permanent representative to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa and Viliami Va’inga Tone of Nepal and Tonga respectively in New York on March 1, 2024.
On that occasion, the ambassadors of both countries expressed their commitment to mutual cooperation, expansion of bilateral relations, as well as promoting cooperation and partnership in regional and international forums.
The Tongan islands were united in 1845 under King George Tupou I and became a constitutional monarchy in 1875. Tonga became an independent and sovereign nation within the British Commonwealth on June 4, 1970.
Tonga became a member of the United Nations on 14 September 1999 is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands, many uninhabited, most lined in white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rainforest.
The main island, Tongatapu, is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. It’s home to the rural capital of Nuku’alofa, as well as beach resorts, plantations and the Ha’amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.
Located in Oceania region Nuku’alofa is the capital of Tonga that spreads in 748 km² having a current population of 108,379 as of Friday, March 1, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
