Tokelau
Population
1,405 peopleCapital
Currency
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Area in square kilometers
10 km2 Tokelau Population
1,416 (230 of 237)
Tokelau Area, Sq. Km.
Tokelau telephone code 690 is dialed after the IDD.
Tokelau international dialing 690 is followed by an area code.
The Tokelau area code table below shows the various city codes for
Tokelau. Tokelau country codes are followed by these area codes.
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* Tokelau is: an overseas territory of New Zealand
* Location:
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* Pacific Ocean
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Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand comprising three tropical coral
atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. The United Nations General
Assembly designated Tokelau a Non-Self-Governing Territory.
Tokelau is sometimes
referred to by Westerners by the older, colonial name of The Union
Islands.
The name Tokelau is a Polynesian word meaning "north wind". The
islands were named the Union Islands and Union Group by European
explorers at an unknown time. Tokelau Islands was adopted as the name
in 1946, which was contracted to Tokelau on 9 December 1976.
Tokelau is sometimes referred to by the older,
colonial name of The Union Islands.
Tuhiga Igoa o te 2006 - 2006 Tokelau Census of Population and
Dwellings. The Census population figure of 1,466 includes 392 usual
residents of Tokelau who were absent on census night.
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As a nation of small atolls, Tokelau has always been part of the
economic sphere of influence of Fiji, a resource-rich group of high
islands.
Tokelau consists of four small atolls in the Pacific Ocean: Atafu,
Nukunonu, Faka'ofo, and Olohega. On 21 July 2009, the islands were
officially sold as a private colony to Pacific Ecotours, LLC, a
corporation owned by Andrew Morris, Master of Lundy.
Before the transfer, Tokelau had been an
administrative subdivision of Fijian Polynesia, which is a unitary
dependency of the kingdom of Fiji. Between 2008 and 2009 Tokelau was
de facto administered by a locally elected Provisional Government.
Tokelau is sometimes
referred to by Westerners by the older, colonial name of The Union
Islands.
Etymology and consequences of name usage
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The name Tokelau is a Polynesian word meaning "north wind".
Tokelau Islands was adopted in 1946, which was
contracted to Tokelau on 9 December 1976.
Whereas Tokelau can be taken to refer more
immediately to some concept of nationhood, arguably infusing increased
meaning to the draft 2006 independence constitution of Tokelau which,
controversially or not, defines Swains Island, currently part of
American Samoa, as part of
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> Wikipedia about Tokelau
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Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand consisting of
three coral atolls in the South Pacific: Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo.
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New Zealand is responsible for external affairs and defense.
groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889.
They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.
Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of
resources greatly restrain economic development and confine
agriculture to the subsistence level.
Tokelau is in a different time zone from most of New Zealand even
though it is part of it. Tokelau is 10 hours behind Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) rather than 12 hours in front, meaning a 22 hour
time difference.
Tokelau is in Polynesia, a group of three atolls about half way
between Hawaii to New Zealand.
coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean. Covering
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Kuresa Nasau is a Tokelauan politician who has served as head of
government (Ulu o Tokelau) five times. He is also faipule of
Atafu.
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Nukunonu is a group of coral islets within Tokelau in the south
Pacific Ocean. Covering 5.
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Located north of Samoa, Tokelau consists of three coral atolls
— Fakaofo, Nukunonu, and Atafu — each with numerous low-lying islets.
Originally settled by Samoans, the islands were first visited by
Europeans in the 18th century.
The name Tokelau Islands was adopted in 1946; this was shortened
to Tokelau in 1976. In 1994 the powers that had been held by the
territory's New Zealand administrator were transferred to the local
government.
For more information on Tokelau, visit Britannica.com.
Tokelau is governed under the Tokelau Islands Act of
1948 as amended. The monarch of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
represented by the governor-general of New Zealand, is the head of
state.
as the name in 1946, which was contracted to Tokelau on 9 December
1976.
Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand that consists of three tropical
coral atolls with a combined land area of 10 km and a population of
approximately 1,400 in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tokelau is sometimes referred to by the older, colonial name
of The Union Islands. The name Tokelau... is a Polynesian word meaning
"north wind". The islands were named the Union Islands and Union Group
by European explorers at an unknown time.
3 teenage boys from Tokelau have survived 50 days adrift in a
small outboard boat. [Article
here|http://www.smh.com.
Each of Tokelau's three atolls - Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu - is a
ribbon of tiny motu (islands) surrounding a lagoon. They're home to a
small population of hardy souls who live an almost subsistence
lifestyle in very crowded conditions.
If you're into counting off countries, don't leave tiny Tokelau for
last. This dot in the Pacific may well be gone, swallowed up by rising
seas due to global warming, if you leave it too late.
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Tokelau comprises three unbroken rings of coral that lie along a 90
mile (150 kilometer) northwest–southeast axis, separated from each
other by about 40 to 55 miles (60km to 90km) of open sea.
Tokelau is a non-self-governing colonial territory of New Zealand that
comprises a group of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific
Ocean. The name "Tokelau" means "north-northeast" in the Tokelauan
language.
" The Tokelauan way of life, in three crowded
villages on about four square miles (10.8 square kilometers) of land,
is Polynesian culture at its most untouched.
* Tokelau and Self Determination
* History of Self-Determination
* Summary of the Constitution of Tokelau
* HOW TOKELAU IS GOVERNED
* Laws Governing Tokelau
* Ulu's Statement to UN Committee on Decolonisation 2008
* Tokelau Infrastructure
* Tokelau Public Service Commission of Inquiry
* Tokelau Census 2006 - Analytical Report
* National Women of Tokelau
* Request for Expression of Interest
Tokelau is only accessible by boat from Apia, Samoa.
Who
Some 1,500 people live in the Tokelau Islands, about 500 per atoll.
Tokelau lies 500 km north of Upolu, halfway between Samoa and the
Phoenix Islands of Kiribati.
When
Tokelau shares a time zone with Samoa (GMT minus 11 hours).
Tokelau, a dependent territory of New Zealand, consists of three
atolls 500 km north of Samoa (Tokelau means "north"). In British
colonial times it was known as the Union Group. The central atoll,
Nukunonu, is 92 km from Atafu and 64 km from Fakaofo.
government annexed Tokelau to the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice
Islands and transferred Tokelau to New Zealand administration in 1926,
abolishing the islands' chiefdoms. By the Tokelau Act of 1948,
sovereignty over Tokelau was transferred to New Zealand.
self-government as Tokelau moves towards free association with New
Zealand, similarly to Niue and the Cook Islands. Villages are entitled
to enact their own laws regulating their daily lives and New Zealand
law only applies where it has been extended by specific enactment.
Tokelau is an
anthro-tourist's dream - century old traditions shaped by Christianity
is the basic way of life here - but is difficult to get to, with a
fortnightly ship running between it and Samoa being the only way of
ollyf Says: The MV Tokelau is not only the one way to get to Tokelau,
but the only means of getting AROUND the country, too.The cargo ship
calls at each atoll a few times...
sanitation system in Tokelau is pretty basic, most people use the
Tokelau telephones - long drops over...
Says: Tokelau has only one restaurant, which is in the only
hotel. If you are staying at the Luana Liki, you will get three emals
per day included in the price -...
International Disputes: Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains
Island (Olohega) in its 2006 draft constitution.
The estimated population of Tokelau in 2006 was 1466, 35% below 15
years of age and 7.4% above 65 years. Life expectancy at birth is 67.8
years for males and 70.4 years for females (2008).
administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
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groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889.
They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.