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 Tokelau (2001)Isle of Man (2001)
 TokelauIsle of Man
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
0-14 years:
17.51% (male 6,562; female 6,306)

15-64 years:
65.19% (male 24,061; female 23,845)

65 years and over:
17.3% (male 5,076; female 7,639) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total:
572 sq km

land:
572 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly more than three 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. Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Celtic language.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 11.58 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
revenues:
$485 million

expenditures:
$463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center Douglas
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) cool summers and mild winters; temperate; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline 101 km 160 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Isle of Man
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 11.84 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. Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. Banking and other services now contribute 42% to GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
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:
Irish Sea 0 m

highest point:
Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Ethnic groups Polynesian Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
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) Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); the Manx 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:
Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)

head of government:
Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 3 December 1996)

cabinet:
Council of Ministers

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 3 December 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)

election results:
Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald
Exports $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) $NA
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners NZ UK
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $1.4 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture:
1%

industry:
9%

services:
90% (1999 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $18,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 13.5% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note - one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
total:
800 km

paved:
800 km

unpaved:
0 km (1999)
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 timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners NZ UK
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 3.2% (FY96/97)
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 2.5% (2000 est.)
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) NA
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force NA 36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%
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:
9%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
46%

forests and woodland:
6%

other:
39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system British and local statutes English common law and Manx statute
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 bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (a 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections:
House of Keys - last held 21 November 1996 (next to be held NA November 2001)

election results:
House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 24
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
total population:
77.64 years

male:
74.26 years

female:
81.2 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, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references Oceania Europe
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) total:
157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (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) Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
noun:
Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)

adjective:
Manx
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt NA
Natural resources NEGL none
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population 5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none there is no party system; members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) 73,489 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) 0.52% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
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 total:
68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)
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, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female

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

65 years and over:
0.66 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:
landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system

international:
fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use NA 51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) NA
Television broadcast stations NA 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman 1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 0.6% (August 2000)
Waterways none none
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