Geography
Tokelau Quiz 🌊
Three atolls, 1,500 people, 100% solar — the world's most remote self-ruling nation.
Three atolls, 1,500 people, 100% solar — the world's most remote self-ruling nation.
In October 2012, Tokelau became the first territory in the world to generate 100% of its electricity from solar power — an extraordinary achievement for three tiny atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With just 1,500 residents spread across 12 square kilometers of land, Tokelau is one of the smallest and most remote places on Earth, yet it has made an outsized impact on conversations about renewable energy and climate resilience.
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You'll explore Tokelau's unique political relationship with New Zealand, its three atolls and traditional governance system, the groundbreaking solar energy project, the famous .tk internet domain, the inati communal sharing system, and the existential climate change threat facing this low-lying Pacific territory.
Tokelau is a group of three tropical coral atolls — Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo — located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand. It lies north of Samoa and is one of the most isolated inhabited places on Earth, reachable only by a 24-hour boat journey from Samoa.
Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand with self-governing status. It held UN-supervised referendums on self-determination in 2006 and 2007, but neither achieved the two-thirds majority needed to change its political status. Tokelauans hold New Zealand citizenship.
There is no airport on Tokelau. The only way to reach the atolls is by boat from Apia, Samoa — a journey that takes roughly 24 hours on a cargo and passenger vessel that runs approximately every two weeks, weather permitting. This makes Tokelau one of the hardest places in the world to visit.
Last updated: April 2026