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Tokelau:
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Other pages in this profile of Tokelau:
Geography, People, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tokelau |
Dependency status |
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 |
Government type |
NA |
Capital |
none; each atoll has its own administrative center time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Administrative divisions |
none (territory of New Zealand) |
Independence |
none (territory of New Zealand) |
National holiday |
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) |
Constitution |
administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 |
Legal system |
New Zealand and local statutes |
Suffrage |
21 years of age; universal |
Executive branch |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator David PAYTON (since 17 October 2006) head of government: Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders) cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule and serves a one-year term |
Legislative branch |
unicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Nukunonu has six seats, Fakaofo has seven seats, Atafu has eight seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono elections: last held January 2005 (next to be held January 2008) |
Judicial branch |
Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau |
Political parties and leaders |
none |
Political pressure groups and leaders |
none |
International organization participation |
PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU |
Diplomatic representation in the US |
none (territory of New Zealand) |
Diplomatic representation from the US |
none (territory of New Zealand) |
Flag description |
the flag of New Zealand is used |
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