Tokelau
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
| Gevernment type | NA |
| Capital | none; each atoll has its own administrative center
time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | the flag of New Zealand is used |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Internet country code | .tk |
| Ports and terminals | none; offshore anchorage only |
| Agriculture products | coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish |
| Industries | small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing |
| Geography |
| Location | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 9 00 S, 172 00 W |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Area |
total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 101 km |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
| Terrain | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
| Natural resources | NEGL |
| Natural hazards | lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
| People |
| Population | 1,392 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian |
| Religions | Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant |
| Languages | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
