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 Gibraltar (2001)Tokelau (2001)
 GibraltarTokelau
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years:
18.73% (male 2,652; female 2,528)

15-64 years:
66.33% (male 9,473; female 8,866)

65 years and over:
14.94% (male 1,733; female 2,397) (2001 est.)
0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products none coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2000 est.) none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
-
Area total:
6.5 sq km

land:
6.5 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a 1967 referendum, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. 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 11.25 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$307 million

expenditures:
$284 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital Gibraltar none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 12 km 101 km
Constitution 30 May 1969 administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Gibraltar
conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
Currency Gibraltar pound (GIP) New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA $0
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK 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 (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international source of friction between Spain and the UK none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $3.8 million (1995)
Economy - overview Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector accounts for 20% of GDP; tourism (almost 6 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment. 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 88.4 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 95 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues limited natural freshwater resources; large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese Polynesian
Exchange rates Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound 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), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief David DURIE (since 5 April 2000); note - DURIE was appointed in February 2000 but took office in April 2000

head of government:
Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister; note - there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor
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 $81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997) $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
Exports - commodities (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, Germany NZ
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June 1 April - 31 March
Flag description two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $500 million (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $17,500 (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 36 11 N, 5 22 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea -
Highways total:
46.25 km

paved:
46.25 km

unpaved:
0 km (2001)
total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

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

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $492 million (c.i.f., 1997) $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983)
Imports - commodities fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands NZ
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing; support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral water, beer, canned fish small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate 5.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.5% (1998) NA%
International organization participation Interpol (subbureau) SPC, WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) NA
Labor force - by occupation services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL% -
Land boundaries total:
1.2 km

border countries:
Spain 1.2 km
0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)
arable land:
0% (soil is thin and infertile)

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)
Languages English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system English law British and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)

elections:
last held 10 February 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results:
percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
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:
79.09 years

male:
76.23 years

female:
82.1 years (2001 est.)
total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
above 80%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
-
Location Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Europe Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea:
3 NM
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine total:
49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 669,056 GRT/1,003,809 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 15, chemical tanker 6, container 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)
none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Military branches British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force -
National holiday Commonwealth Day, second Monday of March Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun:
Gibraltarian(s)

adjective:
Gibraltar
noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
Natural hazards NA lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources NEGL NEGL
Net migration rate NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Pipelines 0 km -
Political parties and leaders Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO] none
Political pressure groups and leaders Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association none
Population 27,649 (July 2001 est.) 1,445 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.24% (2001 est.) -0.92% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Gibraltar none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) 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 37,000 (1997) 1,000 (1997)
Railways total:
NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only
0 km
Religions Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991) 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 at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female

total population:
1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
-
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities

domestic:
automatic exchange facilities

international:
radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
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 19,000 (1997) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,620 (1997) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) NA
Terrain a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 1.64 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 13.5% (1996) NA%
Waterways none none
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