<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Tokelau<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> none
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Tokelau
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> TL
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> territory of New Zealand
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> none; each atoll has its own administrative center
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (territory of New Zealand)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (territory of New Zealand)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> British and local statutes
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
<item><hi format=bold>Chief of State:</hi> Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
<item><hi format=bold>Head of Government:</hi> Administrator Graham ANSELL (since NA 1990; appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in New Zealand); Official Secretary Casimilo J. PEREZ (since NA), Office of Tokelau Affairs; Tokelau's governing Council will elect its first head of government
<item><hi format=bold>Legislative branch:</hi> unicameral Council of Elders (Taupulega) on each atoll
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> High Court in Niue, Supreme Court in New Zealand
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> SPC, WHO (associate)
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (territory of New Zealand)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (territory of New Zealand)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> the flag of New Zealand is used
