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 Tokelau (2005)Grenada (2006)
 TokelauGrenada
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Age structure 0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2005 est.)
0-14 years: 33.4% (male 15,097/female 14,820)


15-64 years: 63.4% (male 30,106/female 26,764)


65 years and over: 3.3% (male 1,394/female 1,522) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2004 est.) 3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 344 sq km


land: 344 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC twice 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. Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage.
Birth rate NA 22.08 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
revenues: $85.8 million


expenditures: $102.1 million; including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center name: Saint George's


geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W


time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline 101 km 121 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 19 December 1973
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Grenada
Death rate NA 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external $0 $347 million (2004)
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 -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada


embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's


mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's


telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176


FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE


chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009


telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561


FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468


consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient from New Zealand about $4 million annually $15.4 million (2004)
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. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 148.6 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production NA kWh 159.8 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Polynesian black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (2000) East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001)
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), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)


head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Exports $98,000 f.o.b. (1983) NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners New Zealand (2000) Saint Lucia 12.1%, US 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.2%, Germany 7.9%, Netherlands 7.8%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 7.4%, Dominica 7.4%, UK 6.8%, France 4.2% (2005)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture: 5.4%


industry: 18%


services: 76.6% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA 0.9% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 12 07 N, 61 40 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 the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Highways total: NA


paved: NA


unpaved: NA
-
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs - small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
Imports $323,000 c.i.f. (1983) NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
Imports - partners New Zealand (2000) Trinidad and Tobago 27.8%, US 27%, UK 6% (2005)
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 14.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3% (2005 est.)
International organization participation UNESCO (associate), UPU ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
Irrigated land NA sq km NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of a court of Appeal and a High Court of Justice (a High Court judge is assigned to and resides in Grenada)
Labor force NA 42,300 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 24%


industry: 14%


services: 62% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
arable land: 5.88%


permanent crops: 29.41%


other: 64.71% (2005)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English (official), French patois
Legal system New Zealand and local statutes based on English common law
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)
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held by November 2008)


election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 46.65%, NDC 44.12%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: -9 years


female: -9 years (2005 est.)
total population: 64.87 years


male: 63.06 years


female: 66.68 years (2006 est.)
Literacy NA definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 96%


male: NA%


female: NA% (2003 est.)
Location Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Oceania Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand -
Military branches - no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure - NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
noun: Grenadian(s)


adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources NEGL timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate NA -12.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders none Good Old Democracy or GOD [Justin MCBURNIE]; Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; People Labor Movement or PLM [Dr. Francis ALEXIS]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 1,405 (July 2005 est.) 89,703 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line NA 32% (2000)
Population growth rate -0.01% (2005 est.) 0.26% (2006 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)
AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
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 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Sex ratio NA at birth: 1 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female


total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage 21 years of age; universal 18 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
general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system


domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links


international: country code - 1-473; new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad
Telephones - main lines in use 300 (2002) 32,700 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 43,300 (2004)
Television broadcast stations - 2 (1997)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate NA 2.34 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 12.5% (2000)
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