Long-form name: none

Type: territory of New Zealand

Capital: none, each atoll has its own administrative center

Administrative divisions: none (territory of New Zealand)

Independence: none (territory of New Zealand)

Constitution: administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970

Legal system: British and local statutes

National holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

Branches: the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand is empowered to appoint an administrator to the region; the powers of the administrator are delegated to the official secretary at the Office of Tokelau Affairs in Apia, Western Samoa

Leaders: Neil WALTER, Administrator; M. NORRISH, Official Secretary, Office of Tokelau Affairs

Suffrage: universal adult

Elections: elections for a commissioner and a mayor from each atoll held at three-year intervals

Communists: probably none

Diplomatic representation: none (territory of New Zealand)

Flag: the flag of New Zealand is used

NOTE: The information regarding Tokelau on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tokelau Government 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tokelau Government 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.