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Tokelau

Territory in Oceania

CountryScope

In brief

Area: 12 km². World rank 246 of 249; in Oceania, 27 of 27.

State

Official name
Tokelau
Local name
Tokelau
Capital
Fakaofo
Region
Oceania
Form of government
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
UN member
No

Key figures

Area
12 km²

Practical information

Languages
English, Samoan, Tokelauan
Currency
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Time zones
UTC+13
Calling code
+690
Driving side
Left

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
101
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
unnamed location, 5 m
Lowest point
Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
28
Warmest month in the capital
May, 29°C
Coldest month in the capital
August, 28°C

Society

Religions
Protestant 56.3%, Catholic 38.7%, and other Christian 4.2% (2016)

Safety

Natural hazards
tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.tk

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/tokelau), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.