Proper noun
Tokelau
Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
A fourth island that is culturally, historically, and geographically, but not politically, part of the Tokelau chain is Swains Island (Olohega), under United States control since about 1900 and administered as part of American Samoa since 1925. Source: Internet
Atafu street at dawn According to the US Central Intelligence Agency 's list of countries by GDP (PPP) Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world. Source: Internet
Forecasters underestimated the cyclone's strength and the length of time it would be in vicinity to Tokelau. Source: Internet
For some postal services the sale of stamps to collectors who will never use them is a significant source of revenue; for example, stamps from Tokelau, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha, Niuafo´ou and many others. Source: Internet
Foundation Tokelau financed the project. Source: Internet
In February 2006 a UN-sponsored referendum was held in Tokelau on whether to become a self-governing state, but this failed to achieve the two-thirds majority required to pass. Samoa was a New Zealand protectorate from 1918 to full independence in 1962. Source: Internet