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 JerseyTokelau
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853)


65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)
0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


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


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
-
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 two-thirds the size of Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background 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. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. 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 9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues: $829 million


expenditures: $851 million (2005)
revenues: $430,830


expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital name: Saint Helier


geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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 - New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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 - from New Zealand about $4 million annually
Economy - overview Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. 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. Tourism accounts for one-quarter 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. Living standards come close to those of the UK. 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 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France -
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
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 Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census) Polynesian
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002)


note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
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); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006)


head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005)


elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; 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 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 $NA $98,000 f.o.b. (1983)
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners UK (2006) NZ (2000)
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; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow the flag of New Zealand is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 1%


industry: 2%


services: 97% (2005)
agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - 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 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%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $NA $323,000 c.i.f. (1983)
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners UK (2006) NZ (2000)
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.7% (December 2006) NA%
International organization participation - SPC, UNESCO (associate), WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA 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 53,560 (June 2006) 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 English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court New Zealand and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
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: 79.51 years


male: 77.02 years


female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)
total population: NA years


male: 68 years


female: 70 years (2003 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
NA
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France 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


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 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 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance


note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents
none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 91,321 (July 2007 est.) 1,418 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.244% (2007 est.) 0.01% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - 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)
Railways - 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: 1.077 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female


total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
NA (2003 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK
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 73,900 (2001) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 83,900 (2004) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) -
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate 1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.) NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate 2.2% (2006 est.) NA%
Waterways - none
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