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 Gibraltar (2004)Tokelau (2004)
 GibraltarTokelau
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years: 18% (male 2,554; female 2,452)


15-64 years: 66.2% (male 9,460; female 8,965)


65 years and over: 15.8% (male 1,939; female 2,463) (2004 est.)
0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products none coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2003 est.) none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 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 referendums held in 1967 and 2002, 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.
Birth rate 10.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $307 million


expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.)
revenues: $430,800


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 9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external NA (2000 est.) $0
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution and developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand
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 since Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum in 2003 against a "total shared sovereignty" arrangement, talks between the UK and Spain over the fate of the 300-year-old UK colony have stalled; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy none
Economic aid - recipient NA from New Zealand about $4 million annually
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 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, the shipping sector, and tourism each contribute 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications accounts for another 10%. 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 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 93 million kWh (2001) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2001) -
Electricity - production 100 million kWh (2001) NA kWh
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 (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans Polynesian
Exchange rates Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.7229 (2003), 2.154 (2002), 2.3776 (2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis RICHARDS (since 27 May 2003)


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


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and New Zealand are represented by Administrator Neil WALTER (since NA 2002)


head of government: Aliki Faipule Kuresa NASAU (since 2004) note - position rotates annually among members of the cabinet


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 NA (2001) $98,000 f.o.b. (1983)
Exports - commodities (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8% stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners Germany 25.6%, France 24.8%, UK 14.3%, Turkmenistan 9.4%, Switzerland 7.5%, Spain 5.6% (2003) New Zealand (2000)
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 (2002 est.)
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 8 N, 5 21 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea 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
Highways total: 29 km


paved: 29 km


unpaved: 0 km (2002)
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 NA (2001) $323,000 c.i.f. (1983)
Imports - commodities fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners Spain 26.5%, UK 14.8%, Russia 8.2%, Italy 6.6%, Netherlands 6.5%, France 5.3%, Germany 4.6%, Romania 4.2% (2003) New Zealand (2000)
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA NA
Industries tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate total: 5.22 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.81 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.5% (1998) NA
International organization participation Interpol (subbureau), UPU UNESCO (associate), UPU
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) (1999) NA
Labor force - by occupation agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60% -
Land boundaries total: 1.2 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system English law New Zealand 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 27 November 2003 (next to be held not later than February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
unicameral General Fono (48 seats; 15 members from each of the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms and the 3 island village mayors [pulenuku]); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.52 years


male: 76.65 years


female: 82.54 years (2004 est.)
total population: NA years


male: 68 years


female: 70 years (2004 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: above 80%


male: NA


female: NA
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 atolls 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 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total: 133 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 980,636 GRT/1,254,661 DWT


by type: bulk 3, cargo 69, chemical tanker 14, container 27, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2


foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Cyprus 3, Denmark 1, Estonia 1, France 1, Germany 92, Greece 11, Hong Kong 2, Iceland 1, Monaco 4, Norway 6, Spain 1, United Kingdom 6, United States 2


registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)
none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Military branches Royal Gibraltar Regiment -
National holiday National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain 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 none NEGL
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA]; 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; Women's Association none
Population 27,833 (July 2004 est.) 1,405 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA
Population growth rate 0.19% (2004 est.) -0.01% (2004 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)
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: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
NA
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: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: adequate


domestic: radiotelephone service between islands


international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations, established in 1997
Telephones - main lines in use 24,512 (2002) 300 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 9,797 (2002) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) -
Terrain a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 2% (2001 est.) NA
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