FACTS

Location: Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Area (only Total) total: 10 sq km

Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)

Terrain: low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons

Population: 1,433 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English

Government type: NA

Capital (Name): none; each atoll has its own administrative center

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-11

Independence: none (territory of New Zealand)

National holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)