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Compare Baker Island (2008) - Tokelau (2006)
Compare Baker Island (2008) z Tokelau (2006)
| Baker Island (2008) | Tokelau (2006) | |
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| Administrative divisions | - | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: 42%
15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | - | coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish |
| Airports | one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) | - |
| 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. |
| Birth rate | - | NA |
| Budget | - | revenues: $430,800
expenditures: $2.8 million; including capital expenditures of NA (1987 est.) |
| Capital | - | none; each atoll has its own administrative center
time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| 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; amended in 1970 |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
| 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 | 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 February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status |
| 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 | - | about $4 million annually from New Zealand |
| 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 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 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 - 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001) |
| 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: Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); 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 f.o.b. (2002) |
| Exports - commodities | - | stamps, copra, handicrafts |
| Exports - partners | - | New Zealand (2004) |
| Fiscal year | - | 1 April - 31 March |
| Flag description | the flag of the US is used | the flag of New Zealand is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
| 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 | consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level |
| Imports | - | $969,200 c.i.f. (2002) |
| Imports - commodities | - | foodstuffs, building materials, fuel |
| Imports - partners | - | New Zealand (2004) |
| 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 | 0 sq km | NA |
| Judicial branch | - | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau |
| Labor force | - | 440 |
| 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% other: 100% (2005) |
| Languages | - | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
| Legal system | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply | New Zealand and local statutes |
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats, Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono
elections: last held January 2005 (next to be held January 2008) |
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Literacy | - | NA |
| Location | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia | Oceania, group of three atolls 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 |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard | defense is the responsibility of New Zealand |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure | - | $66.72 million |
| 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 |
| 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 |
1,392 (July 2006 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% |
| Population growth rate | - | -0.01% (2006 est.) |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: 1 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) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 0 (2001) |
| Terrain | low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
| Total fertility rate | - | NA |
| Transportation - note | there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast | - |
| Unemployment rate | - | NA% |
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