Outline of Tokelau explained

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

• 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
• Internet country code top-level domain: .tk

Geography of Tokelau

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 50NaN0
    • 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
  • Fakaofo
  • Nukunonu
• Islands of Tokelau
• World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Populated places of Tokelau

• List of villages in Tokelau

Demography of Tokelau

Demographics of Tokelau

Government and politics of Tokelau

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): King of New Zealand, King Charles III
• Head of government: Ulu-o-Tokelau
• Cabinet of Tokelau
• Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau

Legislative branch of the government of Tokelau

• Parliament of Tokelau

Judicial branch of the government of Tokelau

• Judiciary of Tokelau

Foreign relations of Tokelau

Foreign relations of Tokelau

• Diplomatic missions in Tokelau
• Diplomatic missions of Tokelau

International organization membership

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

Law of Tokelau

• Constitution of Tokelau
• Crime in Tokelau
• Human rights in Tokelau
  • LGBT rights in Tokelau
  • Freedom of religion in Tokelau
• Law enforcement in Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau

History of Tokelau

History of Tokelau

• Timeline of the history of Tokelau
• Constitutional history of Tokelau
• Military history of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau

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
  • Coat of arms of Tokelau
  • Flag of Tokelau
  • National anthem 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

• 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

Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau

Economy of Tokelau

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
• Agriculture in Tokelau
• Banking in Tokelau
• Communications in Tokelau
  • Internet in Tokelau
• Companies of Tokelau
• Currency of Tokelau

Dollar

• • ISO 4217

NZD

• Energy in Tokelau
  • Energy policy of Tokelau
• Health care in Tokelau
• Tourism in Tokelau
  • Luana Liki Hotel
• Transport in Tokelau
• Water supply and sanitation in Tokelau

Education in Tokelau

Education in Tokelau

• Literacy in Tokelau

See also

• Index of Tokelau-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
• Outline of New Zealand
• Outline of Oceania

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 wonders, "What have we done wrong?"'
• Tokelau travel guide at Wikivoyage

Atoll links

• Fakaofo
• Nukunonu

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2, 2009. Tokelau. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
2. Web site: Official site for the Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government . 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..