Tokelau

New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean
Place island_group Q36823
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Climate
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Natural resources
fish
People & Society
Languages
Tokelauan 88.1% (a Polynesian language), English 48.6%, Samoan 26.7%, Tuvaluan 11.2%, Kiribati 1.5%, other 2.8%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)
Religions
Congregational Christian Church 50.4%, Roman Catholic 38.7%, Presbyterian 5.9%, other Christian 4.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence
none (territory of New Zealand)
National holiday
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840)
Legal system
common law system of New Zealand
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$7,711,583 (2017 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$6,004 (2017 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4% (2020 est.)
Exports - partners
Czechia 92%, Singapore 2%, Brazil 1%, South Africa 1%, Sri Lanka 1% (2023)
Imports - partners
Samoa 31%, Italy 23%, France 21%, Netherlands 16%, Germany 2% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Tokelau

Summary

Tokelau is an island group[1]. Tokelau ranks in the top 0.84% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month, #6 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tokelau was a member of UNESCO[3].
  • Tokelau is located in New Zealand[4].
  • Tokelau is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Tokelau's image is recorded as Landscape-tokelau-2011-photo-new-zealand-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade 12779814375 o.jpg[6].
  • Tokelau's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania[7].
  • Tokelau's instance of is recorded as island group[8].
  • Tokelau's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[9].
  • Tokelau's instance of is recorded as political territorial entity[10].
  • Tokelau's capital is recorded as Fakaofo[11].
  • Tokelau's official language is recorded as Tokelauan[12].
  • Tokelau's official language is recorded as English[13].
  • Tokelau's currency is recorded as New Zealand dollar[14].
  • Tokelau's flag image is recorded as Flag of Tokelau.svg[15].
  • Tokelau's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .tk[16].
  • Tokelau's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[17].
  • Tokelau's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of Tokelau.svg[18].
  • Tokelau's flag is recorded as flag of Tokelau[19].
  • Tokelau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156083443[20].
  • Tokelau's GND ID is recorded as 4236941-1[21].
  • Tokelau's coat of arms is recorded as Symbol of Tokelau[22].
  • Tokelau's locator map image is recorded as LocationTokelau.png[23].
  • Tokelau's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92105545[24].
  • Tokelau's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is recorded as TK[25].
  • Tokelau's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code is recorded as TKL[26].
  • Tokelau's ISO 3166-1 numeric code is recorded as 772[27].

Body

Geography

Tokelau is in the country of New Zealand[5]. Tokelau is located in New Zealand[4]. Tokelau's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania[7].

Physical Characteristics

Tokelau's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10'}[28]. Tokelau's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1499'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[8], dependent territory[9], and political territorial entity[10].

Why It Matters

Tokelau ranks in the top 0.84% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month, #6 of 712).[2] Tokelau has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Tokelau is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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