Where is tokelau located

However, it has its own political institutions, judicial system, public services including telecommunications and shipping , and full control of its budget. Tokelau has a unique political structure. The position of Ulu-o-Tokelau, the Titular Head of Government, is rotated annually between the leader Faipule of each atoll. The General Fono national legislative body meets three times a year and is made up of elected representatives from each atoll.

Its resilience to natural disasters is considered low due to its remoteness, inaccessibility by air or sea port, and lack of fresh water supply. At the end of December , the Tokelau Meteorological Office was re - established with a fully functional office. The re - establishment of a fully functional Meteorological Office will further enhance and improve early warning system for the island nation.

Tokelau has a national strategy for enhancing the Resilience of Tokelau to Climate Change and related natural hazards — Governments, corporations and foundations: ocha. Tokelau maintains strong social cohesion, active traditions and a strong communal culture, which places considerable emphasis on collective effort and reward.

Its total Exclusive Economic Zone is about ,km 2. Tokelau's population is Dec. There is a significant population gap in the age groups. Tokelau currently has no air transportation, and the only means of transport is by sea from Samoa the trip usually takes between 24 and 30hours. All travel and supplies into and out of Tokelau originate and terminate in Samoa, Tokelau's closest neighbour. Climate and Weather Tokelau, being located in the easterly trade wind zone, has a tropical and marine climate.

The mean annual temperature is 28 degrees centigrade and the mean annual rainfall is millimetres. The recent impacts of climate change have already been felt in Tokelau, with a severe drought in , followed by Cyclone Evan in Geology and Soils The atolls are composed of calcium carbonate reef, sands, and rock The soils are generally characterized as being highly alkaline, highly porous, and nutrient-poor and as having low humus content and a high surface salinity.

Soils are considered to be one of the country's major restricting factors, especially in relation to land-based agricultural development. Because of the nature of soils, the agricultural economy is linlited to a basic subsistence level.

Land-Based and Agricultural Resources Cultivated food crops are generally limited to breadfruit Artocarpus altilis , giant swamp taro 'pulaka' Cyrtosperma chamissonis ; taro palagi Xanthosoma sagittifolium ; giant taro Aiocasia macrorrhizos ; bananas Mus sp.