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 Tokelau (2001)Guernsey (2001)
 TokelauGuernsey
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years:
16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151)

15-64 years:
66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630)

65 years and over:
17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
194 sq km

land:
194 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly larger than 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 island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)		 revenues:
$381.3 million

expenditures:
$368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center Saint Peter Port
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 101 km 50 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau		 conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey

conventional short form:
Guernsey
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external $0 $NA
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 British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $3.8 million (1995) $NA
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. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports - NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 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:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian UK and Norman-French descent
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) Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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:
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)

cabinet:
Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) $NA
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners NZ UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 agriculture:
3%

industry:
10%

services:
87% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note - large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km		 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 $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) $NA
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners NZ UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) NA
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Royal Court
Labor force NA 31,322 (2000)
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:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system British and local statutes English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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 unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the Bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur (Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General)

elections:
last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 total population:
79.78 years

male:
76.78 years

female:
82.88 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Oceania Europe
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan		 noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt NA
Natural resources NEGL cropland
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population 3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) 64,342 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) 0.39% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
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 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 1,000 (1997) NA
Railways 0 km 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		 Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage 21 years of age; universal 18 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:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use NA 44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways none none
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