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 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 Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784)


15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298)


65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 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 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 78 sq km


land: 78 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 about one-half 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. 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. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)		 revenues: $563.6 million


expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center name: Saint Peter Port


geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 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 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) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 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 - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
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:
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 with small percentages from other European countries
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 - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003)


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), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005)


head of government: Chief Minister Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007)


cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation


elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation


election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
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; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
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.) -
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.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% 3% (2005 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		 -
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; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
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 total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Royal Court
Labor force NA 31,470 (March 2006)
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%


other: NA%
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system British and local statutes the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; 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 States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008)


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: 80.53 years


male: 77.53 years


female: 83.64 years (2007 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		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine 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 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders none none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) 65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) 0.239% (2007 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)		 AM 1, FM 1, 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		 Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 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 45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 43,800 (2004)
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 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
Waterways none -
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