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 Tokelau (2001)Baker Island (2004)
 TokelauBaker Island
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 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in 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. The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
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 -
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline 101 km 4.8 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 -
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island
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 unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
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 $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. no economic activity
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		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand no natural fresh water resources
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		 -
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 US 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 0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note - treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
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 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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% (soil is thin and infertile)

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English -
Legal system British and local statutes the laws of the US, 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 Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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 the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources NEGL guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
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.) uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
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)		 -
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 -
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Transportation - note - there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none -
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