| Country | Tokelau |
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| Flag |  |
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| Capital | none; each atoll has its own administrative center time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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| Population | 1,449 (July 2007 est.) |
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| GMT | -10 |
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| Location | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
see map |
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| Area | total: 10 sq km land: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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| Ethnic groups | Polynesian |
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| 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 |
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| Languages | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
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| Government type | NA |
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| National holiday | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) |
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| Constitution | administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 |
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| Legal system | New Zealand and local statutes |
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| Background | 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. |
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Internet country code | .tk |
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