Samoa and Tonga have very similar climates. Samoa being closer to the equator however have recorded warmer temperatures.
Out of 216,978 population in Samoa 160 people died and 16 people are missing, 9 people in Tonga also died in the same tsunami.
Not according to my globe. No, the time in Tonga is UTC + 13 hours, which is 3 hours ahead of Australian Eastern Standard Time and 2 hours ahead of Eastern Summer Time. Places that always have the same time as Tonga are the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, Samoa and Tokelau.
The Samoa tsunami in 2009 caused widespread devastation, impacting not only the local communities in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga but also resulting in loss of life and infrastructure damage for those in the region and globally who had family or business ties to the affected areas. The tsunami's ripple effects were felt across the Pacific, prompting increased awareness and preparedness efforts for tsunamis in vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.
The National Police Agency of Japan reported that as of Sept 11, 2011 a total of 15,850 deaths, 6,011 injured, and 3,287 people missing.
Upolu is an island in Samoa. The capital of Samoa is Apia.
Tonga is. But Samoa is Bigger than Tonga.
American Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Tuvalu, Tokelau
Tonga - Tongan, English. Samoa - Samoan, English.
Talakaifaiki of the Tu'i Tonga Dynasty
Samoa and Tonga have met in Rugby internationals 37 times. Samoa has won 20 of these encounters, Tonga has won 15 and they have drawn twice.
By air or by sea
because Tonga and Samoa are two different countries, but somewhere down the line they are related =)
Samoa's motto is 'Samoa is founded on God'.
Wallis and Futuna, American Samoa and Tonga
American Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, Rarotonga, etc
Samoa&fiji
I think Fiji has the largest population, then Samoa, and then Tonga. I could be wrong. Please correct this if I am incorrect.