Tokelau Location:
Tokelau comprises three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean between 171° and 173° W longitude and 8° and 10° S latitude, approximately midway between Hawai?i and New Zealand. They lie about 500 km north of Samoa.
Tokelau Geography:
The islands are Atafu (at one time known as the Duke of York Group), Nukunonu (also the Duke of Clarence Group), and Fakaofo (once Bowditch Island). Between them they comprise a land area of 10.8 km2. They have no ports or harbours. Tokelau lies in the Pacific typhoon belt.
Tokelau People:
Population
- 2007 estimate 1,400 (219th)
- 2006 census 1,4661
- Density 115 /km2 (86th)
298 /sq mi
Tokelau Government:
Government Constitutional monarchy
- Head of State Queen Elizabeth II
- Administrator David Payton
- Head of Government Kolouei O'Brien
Tokelau Economy:
Tokelau is not a wealthy community, with an annual purchasing power of about US$1,000 (€814) per capita. The government is almost entirely dependent on subsidies from New Zealand. It has annual revenues of about less than US$500,000 (€410,000) against expenditures of some US$2.8 million (€2.3 million). The deficit is made up by aid from New Zealand. Tokelau exports around US$100,000 (€80,000) of stamps, copra and handicrafts (woven and carved) annually and imports over US$300,000(€245,000) of foodstuffs, building materials and fuel to and from New Zealand. New Zealand also pays directly for the cost of medical and education services.
A large number of Tokelauan people live in New Zealand and support their families in Tokelau by remittances.
Local industries include small-scale enterprises for copra production, wood work, plaited craft goods, stamps, coins, and fishing. Agriculture and livestock produces coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas, pigs, poultry and few goats.
Tokelau More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokelau | 
