Outline of Tokelau
The Flag of Tokelau
The Badge of Tokelau
The location of Tokelau
An enlargeable map of Tokelau
The following outline is 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
- 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
Main article: Geography of Tokelau
- Tokelau is: an overseas territory of New Zealand
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- 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
- Climate of Tokelau
- Renewable energy in Tokelau
- Geology of Tokelau
- Protected areas of Tokelau
- Biosphere reserves in Tokelau
- Wildlife of Tokelau
- Fauna of Tokelau
Natural geographic features of Tokelau
- The three atolls of Tokelau
- Islands of Tokelau
- World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None
Populated places of Tokelau
Demography of Tokelau
Main article: Demographics of Tokelau
Government and 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
Executive branch of the government of Tokelau
- Head of state (ceremonial): Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II
- Head of government: Ulu-o-Tokelau
- Cabinet of Tokelau
- Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau
Legislative branch of the government of Tokelau
Judicial branch of the government of Tokelau
Foreign relations of Tokelau
- Diplomatic missions in Tokelau
- Diplomatic missions 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
- Constitution of Tokelau
- Crime in Tokelau
- Human rights in Tokelau
- LGBT rights in Tokelau
- Freedom of religion in Tokelau
- Law enforcement in Tokelau
History of Tokelau
- Main article: History of Tokelau, Timeline of the history of Tokelau, and Current events of Tokelau
- Constitutional history of Tokelau
- Military history of Tokelau
Culture of Tokelau
- Architecture of Tokelau
- Cuisine of Tokelau
- Festivals in Tokelau
- Languages of Tokelau
- Media in Tokelau
- National symbols of Tokelau
- People of Tokelau
- Public holidays in Tokelau
- Records of Tokelau
- Religion 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
Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau
Main article: Economy of Tokelau
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Agriculture in Tokelau
- Banking in Tokelau
- Communications in Tokelau
- Companies of Tokelau
- Currency of Tokelau: Dollar
- Energy in Tokelau
- Energy policy of Tokelau
- Health care in Tokelau
- Tourism in Tokelau
- Transport in Tokelau
- Water supply and sanitation in Tokelau
Education in Tokelau
Main article: Education in Tokelau
See also
 |
Tokelauan language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
- Index of Tokelau-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Outline of geography
- Outline of New Zealand
- Outline of Oceania
References
- 1 2 "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.
External links
- Ethnology of Tokelau Islands
- History, culture, and economy of Tokelau
- Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government, executive branch of the government
- The Administrator of Tokelau, Tokelau website of the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- CIA World Factbook entry for Tokelau
- Tokelau at DMOZ
- 'Tokelau wonders, "What have we done wrong?"'
- Tokelau travel guide at Wikivoyage
- Atoll links
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