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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: tokelau |
| Government type | NA |
| Capital | none; each atoll has its own administrative center |
| Administrative divisions | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Independence | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| National holiday | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) |
| Constitution | administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 |
| Legal system | New Zealand and local statutes |
| Suffrage | 21 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1952); the uk and new zealand are represented by administrator neil walter (since na 2002) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the minister of foreign affairs and trade in new zealand; the head of government is chosen from the council of faipule and serves a one-year term head of government: aliki faipule kuresa nasau (since 2004) note - position rotates annually among members of the cabinet cabinet: the council of faipule, consisting of three elected leaders - one from each atoll - functions as a cabinet |
| Legislative branch | unicameral General Fono (48 seats; 15 members from each of the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms and the 3 island village mayors [pulenuku]); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau |
| Political parties and leaders | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none |
| International organization participation | UNESCO (associate), WHO (associate) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Flag description | the flag of New Zealand is used |
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