Tokelau
Tokelau
Tokelau sits in Polynesia and uses NZD - New Zealand dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Coordinates
-9, -172
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+13:00
Driving
left
Population
1.4K
1,411 people
Area
12 km2
12 square kilometers
Density
118/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Fakaofo
-9.38, -171.22
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Tokelau, officially listed here as Tokelau, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Tokelau, TK, TKL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Tokelau is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Polynesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,411 people and a land area of 12 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 118 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -9, -172, while the capital coordinate reference is -9.38, -171.22. Tokelau has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Fakaofo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are not listed. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Tokelau, capital of Tokelau, and major urban areas in Tokelau. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Tokelau uses calling code +690, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+13:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NZD - New Zealand dollar ($), while language records include English, Samoan and Tokelauan. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Tokelau profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TK / TKL
Top-level domains
.tk
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Tokelau is represented by the TK country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Fakaofo
Polynesia
1,411
Capital reference
Governance
Government type
Devolved parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+690
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+13:00
Languages
English, Samoan, Tokelauan
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry