Tokelau
Parliamentary democracy (territory of New Zealand)Local name:
Tokelau
Region:
Polynesia
Surface area:
12 km²
Geography
Tokelau is an island state in the southern Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about 500 km north of Samoa. The dwarf state has a total area of only 12 km² (five mi²) and a total coastline of 101 km (62.8 mi). This land area is about 3.6 times the size of NY Central Park. In terms of area, Tokelau is the smallest country in Oceania and the fourth smallest in the world.The island group consists of 3 islands. Tokelau has no direct neighbors.
Current time in Tokelau:
The countrywide time in Tokelau is Tokelau Time (TKT), which is currently 17 hours ahead of New York.
As in many countries, there is no daylight savings time in Tokelau.
Related to Greenwich Mean Time, there's the same difference of 13 hours all over the year.
Sunrise + Sunset00:00
May 2024
The countrywide time in Tokelau is Tokelau Time (TKT), which is currently 17 hours ahead of New York.
As in many countries, there is no daylight savings time in Tokelau.
Related to Greenwich Mean Time, there's the same difference of 13 hours all over the year.
Population
Population:
1,647Population per km²:135.0
Currency
The currency in Tokelau is the New Zealand dollar (NZD).1 Dollar is divided into 100 Cents.
Status: 05/30/2024
1 US dollar = 1.63 Dollars
1 Dollar = 0.61 US dollar
1 Dollar = 0.61 US dollar
Languages
Official language:
English
Mother tongue | Distribution |
---|---|
Tokelauan | 38.3 % |
English | 27.4 % |
Samoan | 19.8 % |
Tuvaluan | 8.4 % |
Kiribati | 2.3 % |
other | 3.8 % |
Religions
Religion | Distribution |
---|---|
Congregationalists | 58.2% |
Presbyterians | 1.8% |
Roman Catholics | 36.6% |
other Christs | 2.8% |
other | 0.6% |
Regions and their capitals
Population refers to the city proper, not metropolitan areas.
City | Population |
---|---|
Atafu Village | 520 |
Fale old settlement | 120 |