Tonga+-+Ethan

Tonga - Ethan Watson

This is the flag of Tonga.

It has 101,991 people living on 176 different islands.
 * Tongatapu** is the main island of the Kingdom of [|Tonga] and the location of its capital [|Nuku] [|ʻ] [|alofa].

It is between New Zealand and Samoa. Squash, coconuts, bananas, and vanilla beans are the main crops. Most of their money comes from Tonga people living on different countries or from aid from other countries like new Zealand. The next largest amount of money comes from tourism, which is people visiting on their holiday.

Rugby is played every year but the Rugby World Cup is played every four years. Tonga are not a very good team, they don't win many games. The most games they won in a World Cup round is 2 games. All of their players play for other club teams in other countries like: New Zealand, Australia, Japan, France, Ireland, Italy, England and Wales. They are a really rough team. They have been given more red cards than any other World Cup team ever.

What I know about rugby: its violent, they are fighting for the ball. I don't know what they get sent red cards for fighting, aren't they supposed to fight to get the ball off the other team? I guess maybe they are punching the other players or kicking them. They have 15 players on the field in each team, and the goal is to get the ball kicked over the posts or a try, which is like a touchdown getting the ball over the line at the enemies end of the field.

Prince Uelingatoni Ngu Tupoumalohi wrote the national anthem for Tonga in 1874. Its really old. It is very similar to the New Zealand one. I think we stole it and changed a few words. The main message is "God defend our land." That sounds like the New Zealand anthem, God defend New Zealand. A national anthem is to ask for support for your country. It is sung whenever they play rugby, and other sports, or whenever there is an official occasion. I think a good national anthem needs to be easy to sing and remember. It should have an interesting tune. The best anthem at the World Cup is the New Zealand one, because we are the best in the world.
 * National Anthem**

** Tongan   Lyrics  ** **__ Koe Fasi Oe Tu'i Oe Otu Tonga __** **'E 'Otua Mafimafi,Ko ho mau 'Eiki Koe,Ko Koe Koe fa la la 'anga,Mo ia 'ofa ki Tonga;'Afio hifo 'emau lotu,'Aia 'oku mau fai ni,Mo Ke tali homau loto,'O mala'i 'a Tupou.** ** English Translation  ** **Oh Almighty God above,Thou art our Lord and sure defence,In our goodness we do trust TheeAnd our Tonga Thou dost love;Hear our prayer, for though unseenWe know that Thou hast blessed our land;Grant our earnest supplication,Guard and save Tupou our King.**