Government Of Tokelau

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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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