ITokelau yaziwa nangokuthi "i-Union Islands" noma "i-Union Islands". Iqembu lesiqhingi esiseningizimu emaphakathi nePacific, [1]  , liqukethe i-Fakaofo Atoll (Fakaofo, amakhilomitha-skwele angu-2.63), i-Atafu Atoll (Atafu, amakhilomitha-skwele angu-2.03), iNukunonu Atoll (iNukunonu, amakhilomitha-skwele angu-5.46) Km) yakhiwe yiziqhingi ezi-3 zamakhorali. ITokelau itholakala phakathi kuka-8 ° -10 ° eningizimu nobude obungu-171 ° -173 ° entshonalanga, amakhilomitha angama-480 enyakatho neWestern Samoa, amakhilomitha angama-3900 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeHawaii, iTuvalu entshonalanga, iKiribati empumalanga nasenyakatho.

Iziqhingi ezintathu zamakhorali zaseTokelau zikleliswa zisuka eningizimu-mpumalanga ziya enyakatho-ntshonalanga, zonke zizungezwe iziqhingi eziningi ezincane nemifula, eyakha ichibi eliphakathi nendawo. Isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke iNukuno Noonan singamakhilomitha angama-480 ukusuka eSamoa. Iziqhingi zase-Atoll zitholakala emithanjeni yemifula eyehlela olwandle budebuduze nolwandle. Idamu le-atoll linamanzi angajulile futhi ama-coral anezikhukhula, ngakho-ke alikwazi ukuthunyelwa. Lesi siqhingi siphansi futhi siyisicaba, sinokuphakama kwamamitha angu-2.4 kuya ku-4.5 (8 kuya ku-15 amamitha). Ukungena okuphezulu kwenhlabathi yawo enesihlabathi samakhorali kuphoqa abantu ukuthi basebenzise izindlela ezimbili zokugcina amanzi, ngokwesiko besebenzisa iziqu zikakhukhunathi esikhaleni esiyize ukugcina amanzi.

Inesimo sezulu esishisayo sasolwandle, esinamazinga okushisa aphakathi nonyaka angama-28 ℃. UJulayi ubanda kakhulu kanti uMeyi ushisa kakhulu, kepha kuyabanda ngesikhathi semvula enezivunguvungu ezithile ngezikhathi ezithile.

Isilinganiso semvula yaminyaka yonke singu-1500-2500, iningi laso ligxile enkathini yomoya (ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNovemba) .Ngalesi sikhathi, kuba neziphepho kanye nesomiso kwezinye izinyanga.

Izimila eziminyene kakhulu, kunezinhlobo zezihlahla ezingama-40, kufaka phakathi izihlahla zikakhukhunathi, izihlahla ze-luer nezinye izihlahla zasePolynesia nezihlahlana. Izilwane zasendle zifaka phakathi amagundane, izibankwa, izinyoni zasolwandle kanye nezinye izinyoni ezifudukayo.

Yaba yisivikelo saseBrithani ngonyaka we-1889. Ngo-1948, ubukhosi besiqhingi badluliselwa eNew Zealand futhi bafakwa endaweni yaseNew Zealand. Ku-1994, yaba ukubusa kweNew Zealand. Ama-referendum amabili azimele ngo-2006 nango-2007 aphela ngokwehluleka.

Izakhamizi eziningi zingamaPolynesia, kanti abambalwa baseYurophu bahlobene namasiko nezilimi iSamoa.

I-Tokelau ulimi olusemthethweni, futhi isiNgisi sisetshenziswa kakhulu.

Izakhamuzi ezingama-70% zaseTokelau zikholelwa eBandleni lamaProthestani kanti ezingama-28% zikholelwa kubuRoma Katolika. I-Attafu inabantu abaningi kakhulu.

Ngenxa yokuthuthela eNew Zealand naseSamoa, inani labantu lizinzile.

Izwe elisesiqhingini liyinyumba. Ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwama-copra, izitembu, izinhlamvu zemali zesikhumbuzo nemisebenzi yezandla, kanye nemali ekhokhwa yizikebhe zokudoba zaseMelika ezidoba endaweni ekhethekile yezomnotho eTokelau, ingumthombo oyinhloko wokuthola imali kulesi siqhingi. Imali ekhokhwayo yelayisensi yokudoba i-tuna yaseTokelau kanye nemali ekhokhwayo ivumele iTokelau ukuqoqa amakhilogremu ayisigidi esingu-1.2 ngonyaka.

Umnotho uphethwe ezolimo zokuziphilisa (kufaka phakathi indawo yokudoba). Umhlaba unqunywa ngokobuhlobo futhi ubekelwe ukusetshenziswa ngumphakathi. Inothile kukakhukhunathi, isithelo sesinkwa, ukhokho, upopoya, i-taro nobhanana. Ukhukhunathi ungenziwa ube yi-copra, okuwukuphela kwesitshalo semali esitholakalayo sokuthunyelwa ngaphandle. I-taro ikhula engadini ekhethekile lapho kwenziwa khona amaqabunga. I-Taro, i-breadfruit, i-papa ne-banana yizitshalo zokudla. Izingulube nezinkukhu kuyimfuyo nezinkukhu ezifuyelwa izidingo zansuku zonke. Abadobi babamba izinhlanzi emachwebeni kanye nasezinhlanzini zasolwandle kanye nezimbaza ukuze zidliwe endaweni.Ngemuva kokuba iNew Zealand isungule indawo yezomnotho ekhethekile engamakhilomitha angama-200 ngawo-1980, iSouth Pacific Commission yaqala ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokuqeqesha abadobi. Izihlahla zeTauanave, ezenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukwenziwa kwezikebhe, izindlu nezinye izidingo zasekhaya, zitshalwe eziqhingini ezincane ezikhethiwe.

Ukukhiqiza kunqunyelwe ekukhiqizeni i-copra, ukucubungula ithuna, ukukhiqizwa kwesikebhe, imikhiqizo yezinkuni nokweluka kwendabuko kwezigqoko, izihlalo nezikhwama. Ukuthengiswa kwezitembu nezinhlamvu zemali ze-philatelic kwandise imali engenayo yaminyaka yonke, kodwa izindleko zesabelomali zeTokelau zazivame ukudlula imali engenayo yonyaka futhi zidinga ukwesekwa kweNew Zealand. Ukubuyiselwa kwenani elikhulu labokufika kungumthombo obalulekile wemali engenayo yonyaka.

Umlingani omkhulu wezokuhwebelana namanye amazwe yiNew Zealand, okuthunyelwa ngaphandle yi-copra, futhi ukungeniswa okuyinhloko ukudla, izinto zokwakha nophethiloli.

I-Universal New Zealand dollar, kanye nokukhishwa kwezinhlamvu zemali zesikhumbuzo zikaTrafigura Idola laseSingapore cishe liyi-US $ 0.7686 (Disemba 2007).

Njenge-trusteeship, iNew Zealand ihlinzeka iTokelau ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-US $ 6.4 zosizo lwezezimali unyaka ngamunye, ibala u-80% wesabelomali sayo sonyaka. INew Zealand ixhase iTokelau ngokusebenzisa "Isivumelwano Senhlangano Ekhululekile". Isikhwama setrasti esingaba amaphawundi ayisigidi esingu-9.7 sisungulwe ukuvumela abantu baseziqhingini ukuthi bathole usizo kwamanye amazwe nezinhlangano zamazwe omhlaba. kwesokudla.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, iTokelau nayo yamukela i-UNDP, i-South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, iSouth Pacific Commission, i-UNESCO, i-United Nations Population Fund, i-World Health Organisation, i-United Nations Children's Fund, i-Commonwealth Usizo oluvela ezinhlanganweni ezifana nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa intsha