Time Difference:
UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Travel Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Travel Currency:
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Languages:
Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Ethnic Groups:
Polynesian
National Holiday:
Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Geographic Coordinates:
9 00 S, 172 00 W
Location:
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand