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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tokelau: Tokelau is a territory of

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

comprising three tropical coral

atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical oceans and seas where corals can gr ...

s in the South Pacific Ocean. The United Nations General Assembly includes Tokelau on the

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. Until 1976 the official name was ''Tokelau Islands''. Tokelau is sometimes referred to by Westerners by the older, colonial name of ''The Union Islands''.

General reference

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: * Common English country name: Tokelau (formerly Tokelau Islands) * Official English country name: The New Zealand Territory of Tokelau * Common

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(s): Tokelau * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Tokelauan *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Tokelauans *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Tokelau * ISO country codes: TK, TKL, 772 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TK *

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.tk .tk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific. It can be registered on the company Freenom. Overview Tokelau allows any individual to register domain names. Users and smal ...

Geography of Tokelau

Geography of Tokelau * Tokelau is: an overseas territory of

* Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and

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*** South Pacific Ocean ****

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: UTC+13 ** Extreme points of Tokelau *** High: unnamed location *** Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 101 km * Population of Tokelau: 1,400 - 219th most populous country * * Area of Tokelau: 10 km² * Atlas of Tokelau

Environment of Tokelau

* Climate of Tokelau * Renewable energy in Tokelau * Geology of Tokelau * Protected areas of Tokelau ** Biosphere reserves in Tokelau * Wildlife of Tokelau ** Fauna of Tokelau *** Birds of Tokelau *** Butterflies of Tokelau *** Mammals of Tokelau

Natural geographic features of Tokelau

* The three atolls of Tokelau **

Atafu Atafu, formerly known as the Duke of York Group, is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa. With a land area of , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau. It is an atoll and su ...

Fakaofo Fakaofo, formerly known as Bowditch Island, is a South Pacific Ocean atoll located in the Tokelau Group. The actual land area is only about 3 km2 (1.1 sq mi), consisting of islets on a coral reef surrounding a central lagoon of some 45 k ...

Nukunonu Nukunonu is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand, in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surface area of . Motuhaga is the only islet that ...

Islands of Tokelau An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

* World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Populated places of Tokelau

* List of villages in Tokelau

Demography of Tokelau

Demographics of Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, ...

Government and politics of Tokelau

Politics of Tokelau The politics of Tokelau takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. The head of state of Tokelau is King Charles III in right of his Realm of New Zealand, who is represented by an Administrator (as ...

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dependency *

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of Tokelau: None, each atoll has its own administrative center *

Elections in Tokelau The politics of Tokelau takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. The head of state of Tokelau is King Charles III in right of his Realm of New Zealand, who is represented by an Administrator (as ...

* There are no political parties in Tokelau.

Branches of the government of Tokelau

Executive branch of the government of Tokelau

* Head of state (ceremonial):

King of New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch, King Charles III, ascended the throne following the death of his mot ...

, King Charles III * Head of government: Ulu-o-Tokelau * Cabinet of Tokelau *

Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau The Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau is the executive body in Tokelau. It serves as the governing organization for Tokelau when the General Fono is not in session. The council has six members, consisting of the ''faipule'' (leader) ...

Legislative branch of the government of Tokelau

Parliament of Tokelau The General Fono is the parliament of Tokelau. It has 20 members (15 before 2008), representing the 3 atolls. Elections are held every three years. Tokelau is a de facto non-partisan democracy since both village and Fono elections are made witho ...

Judicial branch of the government of Tokelau

Judiciary of Tokelau The Judiciary of Tokelau formally consists of the Commissioner’s Court and Appeal Committee of each village, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. In practice, however, no dispute from Tokelau has ever been litigated outside Tokelau. There has ...

Foreign relations of Tokelau

Foreign relations of Tokelau Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United S ...

* Diplomatic missions in Tokelau * Diplomatic missions of Tokelau

International organization membership

Tokelau is a member of: * The Pacific Community (SPC) *

Pacific Islands Forum The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 197 ...

(PIF) (observer) *

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(UNESCO) (associate) *

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(UPU)

Law and order in Tokelau

Law of Tokelau Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. ...

* Constitution of Tokelau * Crime in Tokelau * Human rights in Tokelau **

LGBT rights in Tokelau Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Tokelau face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both the male and female kinds of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Tokelau, but same-sex couples and households he ...

** Freedom of religion in Tokelau * Law enforcement in Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau

History of Tokelau

History of Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...

* Timeline of the history of Tokelau *

Constitutional history of Tokelau The constitutional history of Tokelau comprises several acts and amendments. Tokelau comprises the three Pacific atolls of Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. The constitutional history of the atoll group dates to its earliest human settlement of at le ...

* Military history of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau * Architecture of Tokelau * Cuisine of Tokelau * Festivals in Tokelau *

Languages of Tokelau Tokelau has two official languages: Tokelauan and English. Over 90% of the population speaks Tokelauan, and just under 60% speak English. Also, 45.8% of the population speak Samoan, and small percentages of the population speak Tuvaluan and Ki ...

** Tokelauan language * Media in Tokelau ** Newspapers in Tokelau * National symbols of Tokelau ** Coat of arms of Tokelau **

Flag of Tokelau Tokelau, a dependent territory of New Zealand, adopted an official flag in 2009. Previously, the flag of New Zealand was used as the official flag for Tokelau. In May 2008, the local parliament, the General Fono, approved a distinctive flag an ...

** National anthem of Tokelau * People of Tokelau *

Public holidays in Tokelau Public holidays in Tokelau are described in the ''Interpretation Rules 2003'' as " Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Tokehega Day, and any day declared by a village to be a public holiday". Although ...

* Records of Tokelau * Religion in Tokelau ** Tui Tokelau, a god worshipped in Tokelau * World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Art in Tokelau

* Art in Tokelau * Literature of Tokelau * Music of Tokelau * Television in Tokelau * Theatre in Tokelau

Sports in Tokelau

* Rugby league in Tokelau *

Rugby union in Tokelau Rugby union is a popular sport in Tokelau. History Like many other Pacific nations, Tokelauan rugby is a popular, but often not formally organised sport. Tokelauans due to their small numbers, and scattered island population, have often preferre ...

Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau

Economy of Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): * Agriculture in Tokelau * Banking in Tokelau * Communications in Tokelau **

Internet in Tokelau Internet in Tokelau is provided by Teletok, the government-owned

* Companies of Tokelau * Currency of Tokelau: Dollar **

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NZD The New Zealand dollar ( mi, tāra o Aotearoa; currency sign, sign: $, NZ$; ISO 4217, code: NZD) is the official currency and legal tender of New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, the Ross Dependency, Tokelau, and a British territory, the Pitcair ...

* Energy in Tokelau ** Energy policy of Tokelau * Health care in Tokelau * Tourism in Tokelau **

Luana Liki Hotel Luana Liki Hotel is a hotel in Nukunonu, Tokelau. It is the only hotel in Tokelau. Numerous distinguished guests have stayed at the hotel including former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) i ...

* Transport in Tokelau * Water supply and sanitation in Tokelau

Education in Tokelau

Education in Tokelau * Literacy in Tokelau