Last verified: Thursday, 9. April 2020 at 07:42 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 9. April 2020 at 07:42 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Tonga We advise caution when travelling to Tonga. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Tonga. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Tonga.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Tonga.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Tonga from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise Normal Precautions in Tonga Read the Safety and Security section on the Country Information page.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold is expected to pass through Tonga on 9 April 2020. Due to COVID-19, borders are closed, a state of emergency has been declared, and a national lockdown is in force. Follow the advice of local authorities and monitor local media for updates. If you need urgent consular assistance call +61 2 6261 3305. We advise you: Do not travel to Tonga.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/pacific/tonga
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Tonga. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Tonga changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Tonga with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Tonga changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Tonga to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Tonga changed from 1.0 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Tonga with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Tonga changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Tonga with a rating of 1.0.
Tonga with its capital Nuku'alofa is a country in Oceania (Polynesia), four times the size of Washington, DC (748 km²). The country is located Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. The climate can be described as tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season (December to May), cool season (May to December). The landscape is most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base. With a population of about 0.12 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nuku'alofa |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 748 km² |
| Size comparable to | four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Common languages | English, Tonga |
| Currency | Pa'anga (short: TOP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +676 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .to |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | TO |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | TON |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 776 |
These are problems Tonga is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Tonga. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Tonga.
Export products
Import products
Tonga is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Tonga.
Visiting the country Tonga is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 3 individual sources for Tonga.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Tonga. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Tonga.
Tonga has a size of 748 km² or 289 mi² which is four times the size of Washington, DC.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Tonga.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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