Compare Tokelau (2002) - Isle of Man (2008)

Compare Tokelau (2002) z Isle of Man (2008)

	Tokelau (2002)	Isle of Man (2008)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of New Zealand)	none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Age structure	0-14 years: 42% 15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (1996 est.)	0-14 years: 17.1% (male 6,645/female 6,330) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 25,085/female 24,840) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,232/female 7,699) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2001)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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.	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 Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate	NA births/1,000 population	10.96 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $430,830 expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300	revenues: $965 million expenditures: $943 million (FY05/06 est.)
Capital	none; each atoll has its own administrative center	name: Douglas geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 29 W time difference: UTC 0 (five 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; cool summers and mild winters; 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 of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tokelau	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man abbreviation: I.O.M.
Currency	New Zealand dollar (NZD)	-
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$0	$NA
Dependency status	self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution, developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand	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	from New Zealand about $4 million annually	$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 rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $4 million annually - 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 offers incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this 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. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. 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), Britons
Exchange rates	New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.3535 (January 2002), 2.3776 (2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8632 (1998), 1.5083 (1997)	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) note: 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 Pio TUIA (since NA 2002) 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 Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Tony BROWN (since 14 December 2006) 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 14 December 2006 (next to be held in December 2008) election results: House of Keys speaker Tony BROWN 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 (2006)
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.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	5.2% (2005)
Geographic coordinates	9 00 S, 172 00 W	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level	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	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$323,000 c.i.f. (1983)	$NA
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs, building materials, fuel	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	NZ	UK (2006)
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	38 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	total: 5.72 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	3.1% (December 2006 est.)
International organization participation	SPC, UNESCO (associate), WHO (associate)	UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	1 (2000)	-
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	39,690 (2001)
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% (2001)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Languages	Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	New Zealand and local statutes	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes
Legislative branch	unicameral General Fono (48 seats; members chosen by each atoll's Council of Elders or Taupulega to serve three-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono	bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members 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 23 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2011) election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Liberal Vannin Party 2, Man Labor Party 1, independents 21
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA years male: 68 years (2001) female: 70 years (2001)	total population: 78.64 years male: 75.3 years female: 82.17 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Oceania, group of three atolls 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	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	total: 297 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,377,775 GRT/13,890,881 DWT by type: bulk carrier 33, cargo 65, chemical tanker 54, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas 34, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 8, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: 210 (Cyprus 4, Denmark 41, France 2, Germany 61, Greece 48, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 33, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, Turkey 2, US 4) (2007)
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	5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none	Alliance for Progressive Government; Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN]; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (Mec Vannin) [Bernard MOFFATT] note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	1,431 (July 2002 est.)	75,831 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	-0.92% (2002 est.)	0.513% (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	total: 65 km standard gauge: 7 km 1.067-m gauge (7 km electrified) narrow gauge: 58 km 0.914-m gauge (29 km electrified) note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
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	NA	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.951 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	21 years of age; universal	16 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)	-
Television broadcast stations	-	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 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	NA%	1.5% (December 2006 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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