Outline of Tokelau

Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand comprising three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean.^[1] The United Nations General Assembly designated Tokelau a Non-Self-Governing Territory.^[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.

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

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Tokelau or the Tokelau Islands
Official English country name: The New Zealand Territory of Tokelau
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s):
Demonym(s):
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

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

An enlargeable satellite image of Atafu Atoll in Tokelau

Natural geographic features of Tokelau

Fjords of Tokelau
Islands of Tokelau
Lakes of Tokelau
Mountains of Tokelau
- Volcanoes in Tokelau
Rivers of Tokelau
- Waterfalls of Tokelau
Valleys of Tokelau
World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Regions of Tokelau

Ecoregions of Tokelau

Demography of Tokelau

Government and politics of Tokelau

Main article: Government of Tokelau and Politics of Tokelau

Form of government:
Capital of Tokelau: None, each atoll has its own administrative center

Branches of the government of Tokelau

Executive branch of the government of Tokelau

Legislative branch of the government of Tokelau

Parliament of Tokelau (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Tokelau
- Lower house: House of Commons of Tokelau

Judicial branch of the government of Tokelau

Supreme Court of Tokelau

Foreign relations of Tokelau

International organization membership

Tokelau is a member of:^[1]

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

Law and order in Tokelau

Military of Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau

History of Tokelau

Main article: History of Tokelau, Timeline of the history of Tokelau, and Current events of Tokelau

Military history of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau

Art in Tokelau

Sports in Tokelau

Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

Currency of Tokelau: Dollar
- ISO 4217: NZD

Tokelau Stock Exchange

Education in Tokelau

Infrastructure of Tokelau

References

^ ^a ^b "Tokelau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ "Official site for the Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government". Retrieved 2007-11-04. 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.