Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a country in Oceania. Its official languages are Tongan and English, with Tongan being the more widely spoken. It gained independence from British Protection on June 4th, 1970.

Etymology
The word 'tonga' means 'south' in most Polynesian languages, so it was named Tonga because it is the southernmost archipelago in Central Polynesia.

Ethnic Groups
According to the government, Tongans, Polynesian by ethnicity with a mixture of Melanesian represent more than 98% of the inhabitants. 1.5% are mixed Tongans and the rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders.