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Tokelau
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
12 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
12 sq km
Climate
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Land use
other
40% (2023 est.)
forest
0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land
60% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 60% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Location
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Coastline
101 km
Elevation
lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point
unnamed location 5 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Oceania
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
lies in Pacific cyclone belt
Geography - note
consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m (10 ft) above sea level
Natural resources
fish
Area - comparative
about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
9 00 S, 172 00 W
Population distribution
the small population is fairly evenly distributed among the three atolls