| Attribute | Value |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 12 km² |
| Continent | Australia |
| Land area | 12 km² |
| Water area | 0 km² |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Border countries | Add |
| Coastline | 101 km |
| Mean elevation | Add |
| Lowest point | 0 m |
| Highest point | 5 m |
| People | |
| Population | 1,647 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Congregational Christian Church |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Add |
| Short country name | Tokelau |
| Long local name | Add |
| Short local name | Add |
| Former name |
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| Government type | Parliamentary democratic dependency |
| Capital | UTC+13 |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 1,500,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | Add |
| GDP (real growth rate) | Add |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 1,000 USD |
| Gross national saving | Add |
| Labor force | 440 |
| Unemployment rate | Add |
| Population below poverty line | Add |
| Budget revenues | 430 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 2,800,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | Add |
| Taxes and other revenues | Add |
| Budget surplus or deficit | Add |
| Public debt | Add |
| Inflation rate | Add |
| Central bank discount rate | Add |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | Add |
| Stock of narrow money | Add |
| Stock of broad money | Add |
| Stock of domestic credit | Add |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | Add |
| Current account balance | Add |
| Exports | 0 USD |
| Imports | 969 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Add |
| External debt | Add |
| National currency | New Zealand dollars |
| National currency (code) | NZD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.416 |
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.