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Compare Jersey (2002) z Tokelau (2001)

 Jersey (2002)Tokelau (2001)
 JerseyTokelau
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years: 17.9% (male 8,287; female 7,729)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099; female 30,347)


65 years and over: 14.8% (male 5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2001) none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
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Area total: 116 sq km


land: 116 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 Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. 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 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital Saint Helier none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 70 km 101 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external none $0
Dependency status British crown dependency 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 (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 none $3.8 million (1995)
Economy - overview The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. 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 - NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France
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Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 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 UK and Norman-French descent Polynesian
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey 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)


head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)


cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
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 $NA $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners UK NZ
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 April - 31 March
Flag description white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier -
Highways total: 577 km (1995)


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
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 $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983)
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners UK NZ
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.7% (1998) NA%
International organization participation - SPC, WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 57,050 (1996) (1996) NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NEGL%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 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 (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system English law and local statute British and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch


elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52
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: 78.78 years


male: 76.34 years


female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
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Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France 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 exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
Natural hazards NA lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources arable land NEGL
Net migration rate 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none; all independents none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 89,775 (July 2002 est.) 1,445 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.44% (2002 est.) -0.92% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, 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 1,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian 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: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
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Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 3 submarine cables
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 65,500 (1997) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 4,400 (1997) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) NA
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 0.7% (1998 est.) NA%
Waterways none none
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