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 Tokelau (2001)Akrotiri (2006)
 TokelauAkrotiri
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) -
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 -
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats -
Airports none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa -
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population -
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 name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 101 km 56.3 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau		 conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Debt - external $0 -
Dependency status 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 overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none -
Economic aid - recipient $3.8 million (1995) -
Economy - overview 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. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production 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:
unnamed location 5 m		 -
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Ethnic groups Polynesian -
Exchange rates 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 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		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) -
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts -
Exports - partners NZ -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used the flag of the UK 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 9 00 S, 172 00 W 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note - British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

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

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) -
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel -
Imports - partners NZ -
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 NA deaths/1,000 live births -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau -
Labor force NA -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
Land use arable land:
0% (soil is thin and infertile)

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)		 -
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English, Greek
Legal system British and local statutes the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch 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 years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 -
Location Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Oceania Middle East
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 -
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) -
Nationality noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan		 -
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt -
Natural resources NEGL -
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA

note:
each atoll has a radio broadcast station of unknown type that broadcasts shipping and weather reports (1998)		 FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Radios 1,000 (1997) -
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		 -
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) -
Television broadcast stations NA British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons -
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none -
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