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Compare Norfolk Island (2005) z Tokelau (2001)

 Norfolk Island (2005)Tokelau (2001)
 Norfolk IslandTokelau
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) none (territory of New Zealand)
Age structure 0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2005 est.)
0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Airports 1 (2004 est.) none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
-
Area total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. 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 NA NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $20 million


expenditures: $20 million, including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00)
revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Capital Kingston none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Climate subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline 32 km 101 km
Constitution Norfolk Island Act of 1979 administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
Currency - New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Death rate NA NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external NA $0
Dependency status territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories 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 (territory of Australia) none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (territory of New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient NA $3.8 million (1995)
Economy - overview Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs. 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 NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

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


highest point: Mount Bates 319 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 descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians Polynesian
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000) 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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 Ocotber 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%
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 $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY99/00) $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
Exports - commodities postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados stamps, copra, handicrafts
Exports - partners Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe NZ
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June 1 April - 31 March
Flag description three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band 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
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - NA purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA NA%
Geographic coordinates 29 02 S, 167 57 E 9 00 S, 172 00 W
Geography - note most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated -
Highways total: 80 km


paved: 53 km


unpaved: 27 km (2001)
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 $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92) $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983)
Imports - commodities NA foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Imports - partners Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe NZ
Independence none (territory of Australia) none (territory of New Zealand)
Industrial production growth rate NA NA%
Industries tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA NA%
International organization participation UPU SPC, WHO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau
Labor force 1,345 NA
Labor force - by occupation tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
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), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Legal system based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law British and local statutes
Legislative branch unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
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: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy NA -
Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


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

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
National holiday Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
Natural hazards typhoons (especially May to July) lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Natural resources fish NEGL
Net migration rate NA NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,828 (July 2005 est.) 1,445 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate -0.01% (2005 est.) -0.92% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) 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 - 1,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census) 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 18 years of age; universal 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: adequate


domestic: free local calls


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
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 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002) 0 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005) NA
Terrain volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Total fertility rate NA NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 0% NA%
Waterways - none
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