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 Isle of Man (2001)Tokelau (2004)
 Isle of ManTokelau
Administrative divisions there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years:
17.51% (male 6,562; female 6,306)

15-64 years:
65.19% (male 24,061; female 23,845)

65 years and over:
17.3% (male 5,076; female 7,639) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2000 est.) none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

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

land:
572 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Celtic language. 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 11.58 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$485 million

expenditures:
$463 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 Douglas none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate cool summers and mild winters; temperate; overcast about one-third of the time tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 160 km 101 km
Constitution unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Isle of Man
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate 11.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA $0
Dependency status British crown dependency 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 (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA from New Zealand about $4 million annually
Economy - overview Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. Banking and other services now contribute 42% to GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets. 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:
Irish Sea 0 m

highest point:
Snaefell 621 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Ethnic groups Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton Polynesian
Exchange rates Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); the Manx 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:
Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)

head of government:
Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 3 December 1996)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 3 December 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)

election results:
Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald
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 $98,000 f.o.b. (1983)
Exports - commodities tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners UK New Zealand (2000)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 April - 31 March
Flag description red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.4 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1%

industry:
9%

services:
90% (1999 est.)
agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $18,800 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 13.5% (1999 est.) NA
Geographic coordinates 54 15 N, 4 30 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary 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:
800 km

paved:
800 km

unpaved:
0 km (1999)
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 $323,000 c.i.f. (1983)
Imports - commodities timber, fertilizers, fish foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners UK New Zealand (2000)
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate 3.2% (FY96/97) NA
Industries financial services, light manufacturing, tourism small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000 est.) NA
International organization participation none UNESCO (associate), UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor) Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 36,610 (1998) NA
Labor force - by occupation agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
9%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
46%

forests and woodland:
6%

other:
39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages English, Manx Gaelic Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system English common law and Manx statute New Zealand and local statutes
Legislative branch bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (a 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections:
House of Keys - last held 21 November 1996 (next to be held NA November 2001)

election results:
House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 24
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:
77.64 years

male:
74.26 years

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


male: 68 years


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

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
NA
Location Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland 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 exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total:
157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)
none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
National holiday Tynwald Day, 5 July Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun:
Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)

adjective:
Manx
noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
Natural hazards NA lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources none NEGL
Net migration rate 5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders there is no party system; members sit as independents none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 73,489 (July 2001 est.) 1,405 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate 0.52% (2001 est.) -0.01% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, 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 NA -
Railways total:
68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)
-
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends 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:
1.01 male(s)/female

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

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
NA
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system

international:
fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
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 51,000 (1999) 300 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular NA 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) -
Terrain hills in north and south bisected by central valley low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 0.6% (August 2000) NA
Waterways none -
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