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 Tokelau (2001)Martinique (2002)
 TokelauMartinique
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas department of France)
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
0-14 years: 23% (male 49,261; female 47,843)


15-64 years: 66.8% (male 140,616; female 141,460)


65 years and over: 10.2% (male 19,274; female 23,823) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane
Airports none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa 2 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 1,100 sq km


land: 1,060 sq km


water: 40 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly more than six 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. Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 15.37 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
revenues: $900 million


expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996) (1996)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center Fort-de-France
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Coastline 101 km 350 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
conventional long form: Department of Martinique


conventional short form: Martinique


local long form: Departement de la Martinique


local short form: Martinique
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external $0 $180 million (1994) (1994)
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 department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $3.8 million (1995) $NA; note - substantial annual aid from France
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. The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France. Tourism, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange. The majority of the work force is employed in the service sector and in administration.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 1.046 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production NA kWh 1.125 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 5 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
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) euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997)
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: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Michel CADOT (since 21 June 2000)


head of government: President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils
Exports $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) $250 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples
Exports - partners NZ France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (1997)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used a light blue background is divided into four quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $4.39 billion (1997 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture: 6%


industry: 11%


services: 83% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1997 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 14 40 N, 61 00 W
Geography - note - the island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000 inhabitants
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
total: 2,105 km (2000)


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%
Illicit drugs - transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe
Imports $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) $2 billion c.i.f. (1997)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods
Imports - partners NZ France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (1997)
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births 7.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3.9% (1990) (1990)
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) FZ, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km 30 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Labor force NA 170,000 (1997) (1997)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997) (1997)
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: 9.43%


permanent crops: 11.32%


other: 79.25% (1998 est.)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English French, Creole patois
Legal system British and local statutes French legal system
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 General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Assembly - last held on 15 March 1998 (next to be held by March 2004)


election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - left-wing candidates 13, PPM 11, RPR 6, right-wing candidates 5, PCM 3, UDF 3, PMS 2, independents 2; note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR-UDF 14, MIM 13, PPM 7, left parties 4, PMS 3


note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PMS 1, MIM 1, left-wing candidate 1
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
total population: 78.56 years


male: 79.19 years


female: 77.92 years (2002 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 93%


male: 92%


female: 93% (1982 est.)
Location Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Oceania Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural)


adjective: Martiniquais
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Natural resources NEGL coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders none Martinique Communist Party or PCM [Pierre SUEDILLE]; Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Camille DARSIERES]; note - may no longer be in existence; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign Martinique or Modemas [Garcin MALSA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Jean MAREN]
Political pressure groups and leaders none Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) 422,277 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) 0.89% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Fort-de-France, La Trinite
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 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 1,000 (1997) 82,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km (2002)
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
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female


total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 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: domestic facilities are adequate


domestic: NA


international: microwave radio relay to Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Lucia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use NA 170,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 15,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman 1.79 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 27.2% (1998) (1998)
Waterways none none
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