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Compare Tokelau (2001) z Norfolk Island (2004)

 Tokelau (2001)Norfolk Island (2004)
 TokelauNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) none (territory of Australia)
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Samoa 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total:
10 sq km

land:
10 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.2 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget revenues:
$430,830

expenditures:
$2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY92/93)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center Kingston
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 101 km 32 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970 Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Tokelau
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD) Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 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 territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (territory of Australia)
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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
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: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
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) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)
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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA
Exports $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners NZ Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note - most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
total: 80 km


paved: 53 km


unpaved: 27 km (2001)
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) $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel NA
Imports - partners NZ Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing tourism
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% NA
International organization participation SPC, WHO (associate) UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force NA NA
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA, subsistence agriculture 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: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system British and local statutes based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
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 Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
Literacy - NA
Location Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Tokelauan(s)

adjective:
Tokelauan
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,445 (July 2001 est.) 1,841 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate -0.92% (2001 est.) -0.01% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
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 3, 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 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
Sex ratio - NA
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: adequate


domestic: NA


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite service planned for near future
Telephones - main lines in use NA 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman NA children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% NA
Waterways none -
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