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 Tokelau (2001)British Indian Ocean Territory (2003)
 TokelauBritish Indian Ocean Territory
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 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 60 sq km


land: 60 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.3 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. Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order that had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
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) tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline 101 km 698 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: British Indian Ocean Territory


conventional short form: none


abbreviation: BIOT
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 the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
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 Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since eviction in 1965; repatriation is complicated by the US military lease of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the chain
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. All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military
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: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
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: Commissioner Alan HUCKLE (since 2001); Administrator Louise SAVILL (since NA); note - both reside in the UK


cabinet: NA


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator 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 white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
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 6 00 S, 71 30 E
Geography - note - archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km		 total: NA km


paved: short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia


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) 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: NEGL


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English -
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 archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
Map references Oceania Political Map of the World
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
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 NA
Natural resources NEGL coconuts, fish, sugarcane
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 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960's and 1970's, in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Diego Garcia
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)		 AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (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		 general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available


domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet


international: international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
Telephones - main lines in use NA NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) -
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation)
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none none
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