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Compare Holy See (Vatican City) (2001) - Tokelau (2006)

Compare Holy See (Vatican City) (2001) z Tokelau (2006)

 Holy See (Vatican City) (2001)Tokelau (2006)
 Holy See (Vatican City)Tokelau
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 none -
Area total:
0.44 sq km

land:
0.44 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Popes in their secular role ruled much of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Vatican and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include the failing health of Pope John Paul II, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the adjustment of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith. 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:
$209.6 million

expenditures:
$198.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million; including capital expenditures of NA (1987 est.)
Capital Vatican City none; each atoll has its own administrative center


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) 101 km
Constitution Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March 1968) administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form:
The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)

conventional short form:
Holy See (Vatican City)

local long form:
Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)

local short form:
Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
Currency Italian lira (ITL); euro (EUR) -
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $0
Dependency status - 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 chief of mission:
Ambassador (vacant)

embassy:
Villa Domiziana, Via delle Terme Deciane 26, 00162 Rome

mailing address:
PSC 59, Box F, APO AE 09624

telephone:
[39] (06) 4674-3428

FAX:
[39] (06) 5758346
none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Gabriele MONTALVO

chancery:
3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:
[1] (202) 333-7121
none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient none about $4 million annually from New Zealand
Economy - overview This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for admission to museums, and the sale of publications. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to, or somewhat better than, those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome. 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 NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy -
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
unnamed location 19 m

highest point:
unnamed location 75 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues NA very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Environment - international agreements party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
-
Ethnic groups Italians, Swiss, other Polynesian
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 1.0659 (January 2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); Vatican lire per US dollar - 2,099 (2000), 1817.2 (1999), 1,736.2 (1998), 1,703.1 (1997), 1,542.9 (1996); note - the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira; the Vatican will start using euros in 2002 in conjunction with Italy at a fixed rate of 1,936.17 lire per euro 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:
Pope JOHN PAUL II (since 16 October 1978)

head of government:
Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo SODANO (since 2 December 1990)

cabinet:
Pontifical Commission appointed by the pope

elections:
pope elected for life by the College of Cardinals; election last held 16 October 1978 (next to be held after the death of the current pope); secretary of state appointed by the pope

election results:
Karol WOJTYLA elected pope
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 calendar year 1 April - 31 March
Flag description two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter centered in the white band the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 41 54 N, 12 27 E 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights 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
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways none; all city streets -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
-
Imports NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy $969,200 c.i.f. (2002)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners - New Zealand (2004)
Independence 11 February 1929 (from Italy) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industries printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities 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 CE (observer), IAEA, ICFTU, Intelsat, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM (guest), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WHO (observer), WIPO, WToO (observer), WTrO (observer) PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 93 (Holy See and Italy) (2000) -
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993) NA
Judicial branch none; normally handled by Italy Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force NA 440
Labor force - by occupation agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican -
Land boundaries total:
3.2 km

border countries:
Italy 3.2 km
0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages Italian, Latin, French, various other languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system NA New Zealand and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral Pontifical Commission 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 definition:
NA

total population:
100%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
NA
Location Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) 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 none (landlocked) territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and protect the Pope defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $66.72 million
National holiday Coronation Day of Pope JOHN PAUL II, 22 October (1978) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun:
none

adjective:
none
noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
Natural hazards NA lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources none NEGL
Net migration rate - NA
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers) none
Population 890 (July 2001 est.) 1,392 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 1.15% (2001 est.) -0.01% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors none -
Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 2 (1998) AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)
Radios NA -
Railways total:
862 m; note - a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's Saint Peter's station

standard gauge:
862 m 1.435-m gauge (1999)
-
Religions Roman Catholic 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 limited to cardinals less than 80 years old 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
automatic exchange

domestic:
tied into Italian system

international:
uses Italian 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 NA 300 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular NA 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1996) -
Terrain low hill low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate - NA
Unemployment rate - NA%
Waterways none -
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