Tokelau
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About Tokelau
Tokelau is a group of three low-lying coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway from Hawaii to New Zealand, with each atoll enclosing a large lagoon. The climate is tropical, moderated by trade winds from April to November. Tokelau has no capital city and is administered from New Zealand, with a population of approximately 2,453 people who speak Tokelauan, English, Samoan, and Tuvaluan.
Tokelau has a small New Zealand territorial island economy where the labor force can work in New Zealand or Australia, and it relies heavily on New Zealand funding and remittances. The country’s primary natural resource is fish, and the economy produces stamps, coins, and crafts. Tokelau has largely solar-powered infrastructure and is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.
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conventional short form: Tokelau
former: Union Islands, Tokelau Islands
etymology: the name comes from the Polynesian word tokelau, meaning "north wind;" the name "Tokelau Islands" was adopted in 1946, and the shortened form in 1976
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small New Zealand territorial island economy; labor force can work in New Zealand or Australia; significant remittances; largely solar-powered infrastructure; reliant on New Zealand funding; stamp, coin, and crafts producer