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