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Tokelau Country Guide

Explore Tokelau in Oceania

Tokelau with the capital city Nukunonu is located in Oceania . It covers some 10 square kilometres with 1,405 citizens.

Interactive map of Tokelau

The landscape offers . The average density of population is approximately 141 per km². The notable climate conditions in Tokelau can be described as . Potential threats by nature are .

To reach someone in Tokelau dial +690 prior to a number. There are 0 installed telephones. And there are 0 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks commonly support frequencies of 900 MHz. Websites registered in this country end with the top level domain ".tk". If you want to bring electric equipment on your trip (e.g. laptop power supply), note the local power outlet of 230V - 50Hz.

About the flag and history of Tokelau

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A yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the manu - the Southern Cross constellation of four, white, five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the Southern Cross represents the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture and, in conjunction with the canoe, symbolizes the country navigating into the future; the color yellow indicates happiness and peace, and the blue field represents the ocean on which the community relies.


Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.

National administrative regions of Tokelau



Geography Quick-Facts

SummaryContinent: Oceania
Neighbours:
Capital: Nukunonu
Size10 square kilometers (km² or sqkm) or 3 square miles (mi² or sqmi)
Population1,405
CurrencyName Dollar, Currency Code:NZD
Country Top Level Domain (cTLD).tk
Telephone Country Prefix+690
Mobile Phone Connections0
Landline Phone Connections0

Country Position in World Rankings

Information about single country attributes and how these compare against the rest of the world. The information below is compiled with data from 2013. As such, it may differ a bit to the Information above in the text (which is from 2010).

Geography

Value nameValueWorld Rank
Area12 (sq km)242

People and Society

Value nameValueWorld Rank
Population1,353 235
Population growth rate-0.01 (%)197
Birth rate-9.00 (births/1,000 population)227
Death rate-9.00 (deaths/1,000 population)228
Net migration rate-999.00 (migrant(s)/1,000 population)225
Obesity - adult prevalence rate63.40 (%)4

Economy

Value nameValueWorld Rank
GDP (purchasing power parity)1,500,000 229
GDP - per capita (PPP)1,000 219
Labor force440 232
Imports969,200 223

Communications

Value nameValueWorld Rank
Internet hosts2,069 162
Internet users800 216

Data based on CIA facts book 2010 & 2013, wikipedia, national statistical offices and their census releases

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