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Compare Tokelau (2005) - Coral Sea Islands (2001)
Compare Tokelau (2005) z Coral Sea Islands (2001)
| Tokelau (2005) | Coral Sea Islands (2001) | |
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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:
less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important |
| Area - comparative | about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | NA |
| 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. | Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. |
| 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 | - |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) | tropical |
| Coastline | 101 km | 3,095 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:
Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands |
| 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 | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the 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 | 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. | no economic activity |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | - |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m |
| Environment - current issues | very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand | no permanent fresh water resources |
| 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 |
administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories |
| 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 Australia 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 | 18 00 S, 152 00 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 | important nesting area for birds and turtles |
| 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 | 0 sq km (1993) |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau | - |
| Labor force | NA | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) |
| Languages | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English | - |
| Legal system | New Zealand and local statutes | the laws of Australia, 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 | Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia |
| Map references | Oceania | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of New Zealand | defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors |
| 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 | occasional tropical cyclones |
| Natural resources | NEGL | 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: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA | - |
| Population growth rate | -0.01% (2005 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | 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 | sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) |
| Total fertility rate | NA | - |
| Unemployment rate | NA% | - |
| Waterways | - | none |
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