Tokelau People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 1,538 (July 1986), average annual growth rate —0.2%

Nationality: noun—Tokelauan(s); adjective—Tokelauan

Ethnic divisions: all Polynesian, with cultural ties to Western Samoa

Religion: 70% Congregational Christian

Church, 30% Roman Catholic—on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations

Language: Tokelauan (a Polynesian language) and English

Literacy: probably high

NOTE: The information regarding Tokelau on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tokelau 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tokelau 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.