Outline of Tokelau

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tokelau:

Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand comprising three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean.^[1] The United Nations General Assembly includes Tokelau on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.^[2]

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 edit

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Tokelau (formerly Tokelau Islands)
Official English country name: The New Zealand Territory of Tokelau
Common endonym(s): Tokelau
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Tokelauan
Demonym(s): Tokelauans
Etymology: Name of Tokelau
ISO country codes: TK, TKL, 772
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TK
Internet country code top-level domain: .tk

Geography of Tokelau edit

Geography of Tokelau

Tokelau is: an overseas territory of New Zealand
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
  - South Pacific Ocean
    - Oceania
      - Polynesia
- Time zone: UTC+13
- Extreme points of Tokelau
  - High: unnamed location 5 m (16 ft)
  - 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 edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Atafu Atoll in Tokelau

Natural geographic features of Tokelau edit

The three atolls of Tokelau
- Atafu
- Fakaofo
- Nukunonu
Islands of Tokelau
World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Populated places of Tokelau edit

List of villages in Tokelau

Demography of Tokelau edit

Demographics of Tokelau

Government and politics of Tokelau edit

Politics of Tokelau

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
Capital of Tokelau: None, each atoll has its own administrative center
Elections in Tokelau
There are no political parties in Tokelau.

Branches of the government of Tokelau edit

International organization membership edit

Tokelau is a member of:^[1]

The Pacific Community (SPC)
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (observer)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)

Law and order in Tokelau edit

Law of Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau edit

Local government in Tokelau

History of Tokelau edit

History of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau edit

Culture of Tokelau

Architecture of Tokelau
Cuisine of Tokelau
Festivals in Tokelau
Languages of Tokelau
- Tokelauan language
Media in Tokelau
- Newspapers in Tokelau
National symbols of Tokelau
People of Tokelau
Public holidays in Tokelau
Records of Tokelau
Religion in Tokelau
- Tui Tokelau, a god worshipped in Tokelau
World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Art in Tokelau edit

Sports in Tokelau edit

Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau edit

Economy of Tokelau

Education in Tokelau edit

Education in Tokelau

Literacy in Tokelau

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Tokelau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ "Official site for the Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government". Retrieved 4 November 2007. The basis of Tokelau's legislative, administrative and judicial systems is the Tokelau Islands Act 1948 and its amendments. (See the link "LAW") In November 1974 the administration of Tokelau was transferred from the Mäori and Island Affairs Department to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From then until September 1980, when the Tokelau administration regulations were amended, the New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs was the administrator of Tokelau. New regulations then came into force whereby the Minister of Foreign Affairs was empowered to appoint a suitable person to be the Administrator of Tokelau. The New Zealand flag is used and the anthem is God Save the Queen.