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Compare Tokelau (2005) - Akrotiri (2004)
Compare Tokelau (2005) z Akrotiri (2004)
| Tokelau (2005) | Akrotiri (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territory of New Zealand) | - |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 42%
15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (2005 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats | - |
| Airports | none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2004 est.) | - |
| Area | total: 10 sq km
land: 10 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
| Area - comparative | about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about 0.7 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. | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. |
| Birth rate | NA | - |
| Budget | revenues: $430,800
expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.) |
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| Capital | none; each atoll has its own administrative center | Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Coastline | 101 km | - |
| Constitution | administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 | - |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tokelau |
conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri |
| Death rate | NA | - |
| Debt - external | $0 | - |
| Dependency status | self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution and developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of New Zealand) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of New Zealand) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Disputes - international | none | - |
| Economic aid - recipient | from New Zealand about $4 million annually | - |
| 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, with 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. | Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | - |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
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| Environment - current issues | very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand | shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian | - |
| Exchange rates | New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (2000) | - |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General of New Zealand Dame Silvia CARTWRIGHT (since 4 April 2001); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Neil WALTER (since 1 March 2003)
head of government: Pio TUIA (since February 2005); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders) cabinet: the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors) 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)
head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch |
| Exports | $98,000 f.o.b. (1983) | - |
| Exports - commodities | stamps, copra, handicrafts | - |
| Exports - partners | New Zealand (2000) | - |
| Fiscal year | 1 April - 31 March | - |
| Flag description | the flag of New Zealand is used | the flag of the UK is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 9 00 S, 172 00 W | 34 37 N, 32 58 E |
| 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 | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |
| Highways | total: NA
paved: NA unpaved: NA |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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| Imports | $323,000 c.i.f. (1983) | - |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs, building materials, fuel | - |
| Imports - partners | New Zealand (2000) | - |
| Independence | none (territory of New Zealand) | - |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | - |
| Industries | small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing | - |
| Infant mortality rate | total: NA
male: NA female: NA |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | - |
| International organization participation | UNESCO (associate), UPU | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | - |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau | - |
| Labor force | NA | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | - |
| Land use | arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
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| Languages | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English | - |
| Legal system | New Zealand and local statutes | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| Legislative branch | unicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats, Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono
elections: last held January 2002 (next to be held January 2005) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: NA
male: -9 years female: -9 years (2005 est.) |
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| Literacy | NA | - |
| Location | Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand | peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
| Map references | Oceania | Middle East |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of New Zealand | Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit |
| National holiday | Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) | - |
| Nationality | noun: Tokelauan(s)
adjective: Tokelauan |
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| Natural hazards | lies in Pacific typhoon belt | - |
| Natural resources | NEGL | - |
| Net migration rate | NA | - |
| Political parties and leaders | none | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | - |
| Population | 1,405 (July 2005 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there |
| Population below poverty line | NA | - |
| Population growth rate | -0.01% (2005 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002) |
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| 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 |
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| Sex ratio | NA | - |
| Suffrage | 21 years of age; universal | - |
| Telephone system | general assessment: modern satellite-based communications system;
domestic: radiotelephone service between islands international: country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations, established in 1997 |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | 300 (2002) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 0 (2001) | - |
| Terrain | low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons | - |
| Total fertility rate | NA | - |
| Unemployment rate | NA% | - |
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