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Compare Baker Island (2008) z Tokelau (2001)

 Baker Island (2008)Tokelau (2001)
 Baker IslandTokelau
Administrative divisions - none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure - 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products - coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa
Area total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. 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. According to a UN report, these low-lying islands will disappear in the 21st century, if global warming continues to raise sea levels.
Birth rate - NA births/1,000 population
Budget - revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital - none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 4.8 km 101 km
Constitution - administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
Currency - New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $0
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution, developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with Wellington
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - $3.8 million (1995)
Economy - overview no economic activity Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people must rely on aid from New Zealand to maintain public services, 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
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m		 lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups - Polynesian
Exchange rates - New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.2502 (January 2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8632 (1998), 1.5083 (1997), 1.4543 (1996)
Executive branch - chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and New Zealand are represented by Administrator Lindsay WATT (since NA March 1993)

head of government:
Aliki Faipule FALIMATEAO (since NA 1997)

cabinet:
the Council of Faipule, consisting of three elected leaders, one from each atoll; 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 - $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
Exports - commodities - stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners - NZ
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of the US is used the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 0 13 N, 176 28 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife -
Highways - total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports - $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners - NZ
Independence - none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate - NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - SPC, WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force - NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)		 arable land:
0% (soil is thin and infertile)

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)
Languages - Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply British and local statutes
Legislative branch - unicameral General Fono (45 seats - 15 from each of the three atolls; members chosen by each atoll's Council of Elders or Taupulega to serve three-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers legislative power on the General Fono
Life expectancy at birth - total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard 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 the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife NEGL
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service		 1,445 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - -0.92% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations - AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA

note:
each atoll has a radio broadcast station of unknown type that broadcasts shipping and weather reports (1998)
Radios - 1,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
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
Suffrage - 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
radiotelephone service between islands

international:
radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations, established in 1997
Telephones - main lines in use - NA
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations - NA
Terrain low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman
Transportation - note there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast -
Unemployment rate - NA%
Waterways - none
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