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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Kingdom of Tonga
1991 Kingdom of Tonga
1992 Kingdom of Tonga
1993 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1994 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1995 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1996 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1997 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1998 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
1999 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2000 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2001 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2002 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2003 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2004 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2005 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2006 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2007 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2008 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2009 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2010 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2011 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2012 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2013 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2014 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga conventional short form: Tonga local long form: Pule'anga Tonga local short form: Tonga former: Friendly Islands
2015 conventional long form: Kingdom of Tonga | conventional short form: Tonga | local long form: Pule'anga Tonga | local short form: Tonga | former: Friendly Islands
2016 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
2017 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
2018 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
2019 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
2020 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
2021 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
2022 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
2023 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
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
2025 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