'''Tonga,''' sive '''Regnum Tongae''' (e nomine [[Lingua Proto-Polynesiana|Proto-Polynesiane]] ''tonga'' 'australis') est civitas [[Polynesia]] in [[Mare Pacificum Australe|MareMari Pacifico Australi]], 150 fere insulas complectens, et iacens tertia spatii parte a [[Nova Zelandia]] ad [[Havaii|Havaianas Insulas]].<!--south of Samoa and east of Fiji.--> Insulae appellantur quoque Insulae Amicae ([[Lingua Anglica|Anglice]]: ''Friendly Islands''), nomen a [[Iacobus Cook|Iacobo Cook]] datum quia populus eum comiter exceperunt.<!--He happened to arrive at the time of ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the first fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga and was invited to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, in reality the chiefs had wanted to kill Cook during the gathering, but had been unable to agree on a plan.
Tonga is the only monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean. Tonga's former king, Tupou IV, was once the heaviest monarch in the world, weighing in at over 200 kg (440 pounds) in his prime.-->
