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 Jan Mayen (2007)Tokelau (2003)
 Jan MayenTokelau
Administrative divisions - none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products - coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2007) none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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Area total: 377 sq km


land: 377 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background This desolate, artic, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth. 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 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget - revenues: $430,830


expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital - none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 124.1 km 101 km
Constitution - administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Jan Mayen
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
Currency - New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external - $0
Dependency status territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service 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 (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - from New Zealand about $4 million annually
Economy - overview Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations on the island. 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
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m


highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 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
Ethnic groups - Polynesian
Exchange rates - New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.154 (2002), 2.3776 (2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8632 (1998), 1.5083 (1997)
Executive branch - 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 Pio TUIA (since NA 2002)


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 - $98,000 f.o.b. (1983)
Exports - commodities - stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners - NZ (2000)
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of Norway is used the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 71 00 N, 8 00 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note barren volcanic island with some moss and grass 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: NA km


paved: NA km


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


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $323,000 c.i.f. (1983)
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners - NZ (2000)
Independence - none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
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 - SPC, UNESCO (associate), WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force - NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages - Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply New Zealand and local statutes
Legislative branch - unicameral General Fono (48 seats; members chosen by each atoll's Council of Elders or Taupulega to serve three-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA years


male: 68 years


female: 70 years (2003 est.)
Literacy - NA
Location Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Arctic Region Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 nm


contiguous zone: 10 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Norway 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 dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources none NEGL
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station
1,418 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.01% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (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)
Railways - 0 km
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 (2003 est.)
Suffrage - 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system - 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 - NA
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (2001)
Terrain volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate - NA%
Waterways - none
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