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 Tokelau (2005)Macau (2001)
 TokelauMacau
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) none (special administrative region of China)
Age structure 0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2005 est.)
0-14 years:
22.68% (male 53,291; female 49,615)

15-64 years:
70.08% (male 150,538; female 167,431)

65 years and over:
7.24% (male 13,287; female 19,571) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats rice, vegetables
Airports none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2004 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
1

over 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total:
21 sq km

land:
21 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.1 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. Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs.
Birth rate NA 12.36 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
revenues:
$1.26 billion

expenditures:
$1.22 billion, including capital expenditures of $175 million (1999 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center -
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Coastline 101 km 40 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 Basic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
conventional long form:
Macau Special Administrative Region

conventional short form:
Macau

local long form:
Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)

local short form:
Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
Currency - pataca (MOP)
Death rate NA 3.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external $0 $1.7 billion (1997)
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 special administrative region of China
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) the US has no offices in Macau, and US interests are monitored by the US Consulate General in Hong Kong
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) none (special administrative region of China)
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, 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. The economy is based largely on tourism (including gambling) and textile and fireworks manufacturing. Efforts to diversify have spawned other small industries - toys, artificial flowers, and electronics. The tourist sector has accounted for roughly 25% of GDP, and the clothing industry has provided about three-fourths of export earnings; the gambling industry probably represents over 40% of GDP. More than 8 million tourists visited Macau in 2000. Macau depends on China for most of its food, fresh water, and energy imports. Japan and Hong Kong are the main suppliers of raw materials and capital goods. Output dropped 5% in 1998 and 3% in 1999, with a small 2% gain in 2000. Macau reverted to Chinese administration on 20 December 1999. Gang violence, a dark spot in the economy, probably will be reduced in 2000-01 to the advantage of the tourism sector.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 1.422 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 3 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 165 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production NA kWh 1.355 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m

highest point:
Coloane Alto 174 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (2000) patacas per US dollar - 8.033 (January 2001), 8.025 (2000), 7.990 (1999), 7.978 (1998), 7.974 (1997), 7.966 (1996); note - linked to the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1.03 patacas per Hong Kong dollar
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:
President of China JIANG Zemin (since 27 March 1993)

head of government:
Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999)

cabinet:
Executive Council consists of all five government secretaries, three legislators, and two businessmen

elections:
NA
Exports $98,000 f.o.b. (1983) $2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts textiles, clothing, toys, electronics, cement, footwear, machinery
Exports - partners New Zealand (2000) US 47%, EU 30%, China 9.2%, Hong Kong 6.7% (1999)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller
GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.82 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture:
1%

industry:
25%

services:
74% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA 2% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 22 10 N, 113 33 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 essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
Highways total: NA


paved: NA


unpaved: NA
total:
50 km

paved:
50 km

unpaved:
0 km (2001)
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) $2.4 billion (c.i.f., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel raw materials, foodstuffs, capital goods, fuels, consumer goods
Imports - partners New Zealand (2000) China 36%, Hong Kong 18%, EU 13%, Taiwan 10%, Japan 7% (1999)
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (special administrative region of China)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing clothing, textiles, toys, electronics, footwear, tourism, gambling
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -1.8% (2000 est.)
International organization participation UNESCO (associate), UPU CCC, ESCAP (associate), IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), UNESCO (associate), WMO, WToO (associate), WTrO
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 The Court of Final Appeal in the Macau Special Administrative Region
Labor force NA 283,450 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation - restaurants and hotels 26%, manufacturing 22%, other services 52% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km total:
0.34 km

border countries:
China 0.34 km
Land use arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
2%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
98% (1998 est.)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Legal system New Zealand and local statutes based on Portuguese civil law system
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)
unicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (23 seats; 8 elected by popular vote, 8 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve four-year terms)

elections:
last held 22 September 1996 (next to be held by 15 October 2001)

election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - APPEM 2, UNIPRO 2, CODEM 1, UDM 1, UPD 1, ANMD 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: -9 years


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

male:
78.88 years

female:
84.64 years (2001 est.)
Literacy NA definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
90%

male:
93%

female:
86% (1981 est.)
Location Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Map references Oceania Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
not specified
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999
Military branches - Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49:
125,737 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49:
69,191 (2001 est.)
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Nationality noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
noun:
Chinese

adjective:
Chinese
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt typhoons
Natural resources NEGL NEGL
Net migration rate NA 9.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none the following is a listing of those associations that participated in the last legislative elections: Associacao de Novo Macau Democratico or ANMD [leader NA]; Associacao Promotora para a Economia de Macau or APPEM [leader NA]; Convergencia para o Desenvolvimento or CODEM [leader NA]; Uniao Geral para o Desenvolvimento de Macau or UDM [leader NA]; Uniao para o Desenvolvimento or UPD [leader NA]; Uniao Promotora para o Progresso or UNIPRO [leader NA]

note:
there are no formal political parties, but civic associations are used instead
Political pressure groups and leaders none Catholic Church [Domingos LAM, bishop]; Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO, managing director]; Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong, leader]
Population 1,405 (July 2005 est.) 453,733 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate -0.01% (2005 est.) 1.79% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Macau
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)
AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 160,000 (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
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
Sex ratio NA at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage 21 years of age; universal direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
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:
fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services

domestic:
NA

international:
HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 300 (2002) 176,837 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) 120,957 (2000)
Television broadcast stations - 0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons generally flat
Total fertility rate NA 1.31 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 6.6% (2000)
Waterways - none
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