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CountryTokelau
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Capitalnone; each atoll has its own administrative center
time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Population1,449 (July 2007 est.)
GMT-10
LocationOceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

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Areatotal: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Ethnic groupsPolynesian
ReligionsCongregational 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
LanguagesTokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Government typeNA
National holidayWaitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Constitutionadministered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
Legal systemNew Zealand and local statutes
BackgroundOriginally 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.
Internet
country code
.tk
LAST UPDATED ON 17 JUNE 2007