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Country name Tonga, in 35 editions.
The entry for Tonga published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Kingdom of Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form:
Tonga
former:
Friendly Islands
The entry for Tonga did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
local long form: Pule'anga Tonga
local short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form:
Tonga
local long form:
Pule'anga Tonga
local short form:
Tonga
former:
Friendly Islands
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
- etymology:
- "tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
local long form: Pule'anga Tonga
local short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
etymology: "tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia
The same text in 8 editions, 2017 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
- etymology:
- "tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
local long form: Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
local short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
etymology: "tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia
- conventional long form:
- Kingdom of Tonga
- conventional short form:
- Tonga
- local long form:
- Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
- local short form:
- Tonga
- former:
- Friendly Islands
- etymology:
- the name is of local origin and is said to mean "island;" the former name, the Friendly Islands, came from Captain James COOK in 1773, based on the welcome he received from the inhabitants
conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga
conventional short form: Tonga
local long form: Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga
local short form: Tonga
former: Friendly Islands
etymology: "tonga" means "south" in the Tongan language name is of local origin and refers is said to mean "island;" the country's geographic position former name, the Friendly Islands, came from Captain James COOK in relation to central Polynesia 1773, based on the welcome he received from the inhabitants
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Tonga: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tonga/country-name.