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List All Cities Tokelau Listing cities Tokelau database :
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Description Tokelau by rbd.me
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Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
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Location
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Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
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Area - comparative
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about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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Natural resources Tokelau
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low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
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Population Tokelau
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1,400 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions Tokelau
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Polynesian
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Languages
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Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
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Education Tokelau expenditures
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Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
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Government Tokelau type
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NA
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Independence
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self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status
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Tokelau Economy - overview
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none
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Investment Tokelau
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NA%
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Industries Tokelau
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NA kWh
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Airports Tokelau
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