Outline of Tokelau

The Flag of Tokelau		The National Emblem of Tokelau

The location of Tokelau

An enlargeable map of Tokelau

See also: Coat of arms of Tokelau

Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand comprising three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean.^[1] The United Nations General Assembly designated Tokelau a Non-Self-Governing Territory.^[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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tokelau:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Tokelau or the Tokelau Islands
• Official English country name: The New Zealand Territory of Tokelau
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):
• Demonym(s):
• 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
    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Polynesia
  • Time zone: UTC-10
  • 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

Main article: Environment of Tokelau

• Climate of Tokelau
• Environmental issues in Tokelau
• Ecoregions in Tokelau
• Renewable energy in Tokelau
• Geology of Tokelau
• Protected areas of Tokelau
  • Biosphere reserves in Tokelau
  • National parks of Tokelau
• Wildlife of Tokelau
  • Flora of Tokelau
  • Fauna of Tokelau
    • Birds of Tokelau
    • Mammals of Tokelau

Natural geographic features of Tokelau

Main article: Landforms of Tokelau

• Fjords of Tokelau
• Islands of Tokelau
• Lakes of Tokelau
• Mountains of Tokelau
  • Volcanoes in Tokelau
• Rivers of Tokelau
  • Waterfalls of Tokelau
• Valleys of Tokelau
• World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Regions of Tokelau

Main article: Regions of Tokelau

Ecoregions of Tokelau

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Tokelau and Ecoregions in Tokelau

Demography of Tokelau

Main article: Demographics of Tokelau

Government and politics of Tokelau

Main article: Government of Tokelau and Politics of Tokelau

• Form of government:
• Capital of Tokelau: None, each atoll has its own administrative center

• Elections in Tokelau
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Tokelau
• Political scandals of Tokelau
• Taxation in Tokelau

Branches of the government of Tokelau

Main article: Government of Tokelau

Executive branch of the government of Tokelau

• Head of state: President of Tokelau,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Tokelau,
• Cabinet of Tokelau

Legislative branch of the government of Tokelau

• Parliament of Tokelau (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Tokelau
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Tokelau

Judicial branch of the government of Tokelau

Main article: Court system of Tokelau

• Supreme Court of Tokelau

Foreign relations of Tokelau

Main article: 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

Main article: Law of Tokelau

• Capital punishment 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

Military of Tokelau

Main article: Military of Tokelau

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Tokelau
• Forces
  • Army of Tokelau
  • Navy of Tokelau
  • Air Force of Tokelau
  • Special forces of Tokelau
• Military history of Tokelau
• Military ranks of Tokelau

Local government in Tokelau

Main article: Local government in Tokelau

History of Tokelau

Main article: History of Tokelau, Timeline of the history of Tokelau, and Current events of Tokelau

• Economic history of Tokelau
• Military history of Tokelau

Culture of Tokelau

Main article: Culture of Tokelau

• Architecture of Tokelau
• Cuisine of Tokelau
• Ethnic minorities in Tokelau
• Festivals in Tokelau
• Humor in Tokelau
• Languages of Tokelau
• Media in Tokelau
• National symbols of Tokelau
  • Coat of arms of Tokelau
  • Flag of Tokelau
  • National anthem of Tokelau
• People of Tokelau
• Prostitution in Tokelau
• Public holidays in Tokelau
• Records of Tokelau
• Religion in Tokelau
  • Buddhism in Tokelau
  • Christianity in Tokelau
  • Hinduism in Tokelau
  • Islam in Tokelau
  • Judaism in Tokelau
  • Sikhism in Tokelau
• World Heritage Sites in Tokelau: None

Art in Tokelau

• Art in Tokelau
• Cinema of Tokelau
• Literature of Tokelau
• Music of Tokelau
• Television in Tokelau
• Theatre in Tokelau

Sports in Tokelau

Main article: Sports in Tokelau

• Football in Tokelau
• Tokelau at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Tokelau

Main article: Economy of Tokelau

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Agriculture in Tokelau
• Banking in Tokelau
  • National Bank of Tokelau
• Communications in Tokelau
  • Internet in Tokelau
• Companies of Tokelau

• Currency of Tokelau: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: NZD

• Economic history of Tokelau
• Energy in Tokelau
  • Energy policy of Tokelau
  • Oil industry in Tokelau
• Mining in Tokelau
• Tourism in Tokelau
• Transport in Tokelau

• Tokelau Stock Exchange

Education in Tokelau

Main article: Education in Tokelau

Infrastructure of Tokelau

• Health care in Tokelau
• Transportation in Tokelau
  • Airports in Tokelau
  • Rail transport in Tokelau
  • Roads in Tokelau
• Water supply and sanitation in Tokelau

See also

Oceania portal

Main article: Tokelau

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tokelau". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tl.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ "Official site for the Tokelau Council of Ongoing Government". http://www.tokelau.org.nz/. 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

Wikimedia Atlas of Tokelau

• 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 the Open Directory Project
• 'Tokelau wonders, "What have we done wrong?"'

Atoll links

• Fakaofo
• Nukunonu