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Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Tokelau (2008)
Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Tokelau (2008)
| Coral Sea Islands (2004) | Tokelau (2008) | |
 |  | |
| 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: less than 3 sq km
land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important |
total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | NA | about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Background | Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. | 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 | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
| Coastline | 3,095 km | 101 km |
| Constitution | - | administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 |
| Country name | conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory
conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
| Death rate | - | NA |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories | 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 Australia) | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of New Zealand) |
| Disputes - international | none | Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olohega) in its 2006 draft constitution |
| 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 on Cato Island 6 m |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
| Environment - current issues | no permanent fresh water resources | 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 | administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories | 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 Australia 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 | 18 00 S, 152 00 E | 9 00 S, 172 00 W |
| Geography - note | important nesting area for birds and turtles | 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 | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | NA |
| Judicial branch | - | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau |
| Labor force | - | 440 (2001) |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001) |
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 Australia, where applicable, apply | 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, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of 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: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors | 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 | occasional tropical cyclones | lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
| Natural resources | NEGL | NEGL |
| Net migration rate | - | NA |
| Political parties and leaders | - | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | none |
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.) |
1,449 (July 2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% |
| Population growth rate | - | -0.018% (2007 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |
| 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 | sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
| Total fertility rate | - | NA |
| Unemployment rate | - | NA% |
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