I-Tokelau yaziwa ngokuba yi "Union Islands" okanye "Union Islands". Iqela lesiqithi esikumazantsi wombindi wePacific, [1]  , ine-Fakaofo Atoll (Fakaofo, 2.63 yeekhilomitha), Atafu Atoll (Atafu, 2.03 square kilometres), Nukunonu Atoll (Nukunonu, 5.46 yeekhilomitha) Km) eyakhiwe ziziqithi ezi-3 zekorale. I-Tokelau imi phakathi kwe-8 ° -10 ° kumazantsi olwandle kunye ne-171 ° -173 ° kwintshona, iikhilomitha ezingama-480 kumantla weNtshona Samoa, iikhilomitha ezingama-3900 kumazantsi mpuma eHawaii, iTuvalu ngasentshona, iKiribati empuma nasemantla.

Iziqithi ezintathu zeekorale zaseTokelau zilandelelana ukusuka emzantsi-mpuma ukuya emantla ntshona, zonke zijikelezwe ziziqithi ezininzi ezincinci kunye neengqaqa, ezenza ichweba eliphakathi. Eyona atoll inkulu iNukuno Noonan ziikhilomitha ezingama-480 ukusuka eSamoa. Iziqithi eziqingqiweyo zeAtoll zibekwe kwimithambo eneengxondorha ezihla ziye elwandle kungekude kunxweme. Idike ye-atoll inamanzi anzulu kunye neekorale ezikhethiweyo, ke ayinakuthunyelwa. Isiqithi siphantsi kwaye sicaba, ukuphakama kwe-2.4 ukuya kwi-4.5 yeemitha (i-8 ukuya kwi-15 yeenyawo). Ukungena okuphezulu komhlaba wayo onesanti ekorale kunyanzela abantu ukuba bathathe amanyathelo amabini okugcina amanzi, ngokwesiko besebenzisa iziqu zemithi yekhokhonathi kwiziko elinemingxunya ukugcina amanzi.

Inemozulu yaselwandle yetropiki, enobushushu obuqhelekileyo bonyaka obungama-28 ℃. UJulayi ngowona upholileyo kwaye uMeyi ngowona ushushu, kodwa kuyabanda ngexesha lemvula kunye nezaqhwithi ezithile.

Umyinge wemvula yonyaka yi-1500-2500, uninzi lwayo lujolise kwixesha lomoya wezorhwebo (ngo-Epreli ukuya ku-Novemba) Ngeli xesha, kukho amaxesha athile enkanyamba kunye nembalela kwezinye iinyanga.

Utyani bunzima, malunga ne-40 yeendidi zemithi, kubandakanya imithi yekhokhonathi, imithi ye-luer, kunye neminye imithi yasePolynesia kunye nemithana. Izilwanyana zasendle zibandakanya iimpuku, amacikilishe, iintaka zolwandle kunye nezinye iintaka ezifudukayo.

Yaba ngumkhuseli wase-Bhritane ngo-1889. Kwi-1948, ulawulo lweli chwebakazi lwadluliselwa eNew Zealand kwaye lwabandakanywa kummandla waseNew Zealand. Kwi-1994, yaba ligunya leNew Zealand. Iingxelo ezimbini ezizimeleyo ngo-2006 nango-2007 zaphela zisilele.

Uninzi lwabahlali ngamaPolynesia, kwaye inani elincinci labantu baseYurophu banenkcubeko kunye neelwimi ezinxulumene neSamoa.

I-Tokelau lulwimi olusemthethweni, kwaye kusetyenziswa isiNgesi.

Iipesenti ezingama-70 zabemi baseTokelau bakholelwa kwiBandla lamaProtestanti kwaye ama-28% akholelwa kwiRoma Katolika. I-Attafu inabantu abaninzi.

Ngenxa yokufudukela eNew Zealand naseSamoa, abemi bazinzile.

Umhlaba kwesi siqithi uyinkqantosi. Ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kweekopi, izitampu, iimali zemali zesikhumbuzo kunye nemisebenzi yezandla, kunye nemirhumo ehlawulwa yimikhumbi yokuloba yaseMelika kwindawo yokuloba ekhethekileyo eTokelau, yeyona nto iphambili kwesi siqithi. Imirhumo yelayisensi yokuloba ityhuna yaseTokelau kunye neerhafu ziye zavumela iTokelau ukuba iqokelele i-1.2 yezigidi zeepawundi ngonyaka.

Uqoqosho lulawulwa zizolimo (kubandakanya ukuloba). Umhlaba umiselwe sisalamane kwaye ugcinelwe ukusetyenziswa luluntu. Ityebile kwikhokhonathi, isonka, icocoa, ipapaya, itaro kunye nebhanana. Ikhokhonathi inokwenziwa ikopi, ekuphela kwesivuno semali esifumanekayo sokuthumela ngaphandle. I-taro ikhuliswa kwigadi ekhethekileyo apho amagqabi enziwe umgquba. I-Taro, i-breadfruit, i-papa kunye ne-banana zizityalo zokutya. Iihagu neenkukhu yimfuyo neenkukhu ezifuyelwa iimfuno zemihla ngemihla. Abalobi babambisa iintlanzi kumachibi kunye neentlanzi zaselwandle kunye neembaza zokutyiwa kwalapha ekhaya.Emva kokuba iNew Zealand iseke indawo yezoqoqosho ekhethekileyo yeemayile ezingama-200 ngeminyaka yoo-1980, iSouth Pacific Commission yaqalisa ukusebenzisa icebo lokuqeqesha abalobi. Imithi yeTauanave, eyilelwe ngokukodwa ukwenza amaphenyane, izindlu kunye nezinye iimfuno zasekhaya, ityalwe kwiziqithi ezincinci ezikhethiweyo.

Ukuveliswa kuthintelwe kwimveliso yekopra, ukuhanjiswa kwetyhuna, ukuveliswa ngephenyane, iimveliso zeenkuni kunye nokuluka kwendabuko kweminqwazi, izihlalo kunye neebhegi. Ukuthengiswa kwezitampu ze-philatelic kunye neengqekembe kunyuse ingeniso yonyaka, kodwa inkcitho yohlahlo-lwabiwo mali yaseTokelau yayihlala idlula ingeniso yonyaka kwaye ifuna inkxaso yaseNew Zealand. Ukubuyiselwa kwilizwe lenani elikhulu labaphambukeli ngumthombo obalulekileyo wengeniso yonyaka.

Iqabane eliphambili lezorhwebo lwangaphandle yiNew Zealand, ukuthunyelwa kwelinye ilizwe yi-copra, kwaye ukungenisa okuphambili kukutya, izinto zokwakha kunye nepetroli.

Idola laseNew Zealand, kunye nokukhutshwa kwemali yesikhumbuzo sikaTrafigura. Idola yaseSingapore imalunga ne-US $ 0.7686 (ngoDisemba 2007).

Njengelizwe letrasti, iNew Zealand ibonelela iTokelau ngemali engaphezulu kwe-US $ 6.4 yezigidi zoncedo lwezemali unyaka nonyaka, ibala i-80% yohlahlo-lwabiwo mali lonyaka. INew Zealand ibonelele ngenkxaso eTokelau ngokusebenzisa "isiVumelwano soMbutho waSimahla" .Ingxowa-mali ethembekileyo emalunga nezigidi ezili-9.7 yeepawundi isekiwe ukuvumela abahlali besiqithi ukuba bafumane uncedo kwamanye amazwe nakwimibutho yamazwe aphesheya.Abahlali beziqithi basazigcina izibonelelo zabemi baseNew Zealand. kunene.

Ukongeza, iTokelau ikwamkela i-UNDP, iNkqubo yezeNdawo yokusiNgqongileyo yoMzantsi-Pacific, iKhomishini yase-Pacific, i-UNESCO, iNgxowa-mali yabemi yeZizwe eziManyeneyo, uMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi, iNgxowa-mali yabantwana yeZizwe eziManyeneyo, iCommonwealth Uncedo kwiiarhente ezinje ngeenkqubo zophuhliso lolutsha.