Location Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W

Map references Oceania

Area
total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries 0 km

Coastline 101 km

Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)

Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons

Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m

Natural resources NEGL

Land use
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt

Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand

Environment - international agreements
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Tokelau on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tokelau Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tokelau Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.