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 Tokelau
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5%
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish
Area total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925.
Birth rate NA
Budget revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million (1987 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 101 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
Death rate NA
Dependency status self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olohega) in its 2006 draft constitution
Economy - overview Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $4 million annually - to maintain public services with annual aid being substantially greater than GDP. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups Polynesian
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator David PAYTON (since 17 October 2006)


head of government: Pio TUIA (since 23 February 2008); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders)


cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors), functions as a cabinet


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the head of government is chosen from the Council of Faipule and serves a one-year term
Exports $0
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners New Zealand (2006)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate NA%
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level
Imports $969,200 c.i.f. (2002)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners New Zealand (2006)
Independence none (territory of New Zealand)
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA%
International organization participation PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Irrigated land NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 440 (2001)
Land boundaries 0 km
Land use arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system New Zealand and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral General Fono (20 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Atafu has seven seats, Fakaofo has seven seats, Nukunonu has six seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono


elections: last held 17-19 January 2008 (next to be held in 2011)


election results: independents 20
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy NA
Location Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources NEGL
Net migration rate NA
Political parties and leaders none
Political pressure groups and leaders none
Population 1,449 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA%
Population growth rate -0.018% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002)
Religions Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%


note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
Sex ratio NA
Suffrage 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: modern satellite-based communications system


domestic: radiotelephone service between islands


international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations
Telephones - main lines in use 300 (2002)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate NA
Unemployment rate NA%
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