Compare Tokelau (2006) - Christmas Island (2007)

Compare Tokelau (2006) z Christmas Island (2007)

	Tokelau (2006)	Christmas Island (2007)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of New Zealand)	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 42% 15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (2006 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products	coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish	NA
Airports	-	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: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about three-quarters 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.	Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park.
Birth rate	NA	NA
Budget	revenues: $430,800 expenditures: $2.8 million; including capital expenditures of NA (1987 est.)	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	none; each atoll has its own administrative center time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)	name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)	tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Coastline	101 km	138.9 km
Constitution	administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970	Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tokelau	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	NA
Debt - external	$0	-
Dependency status	self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN sponsored referendum on self-governance, in February 2006, did not produce the two thirds majority vote necessary for changing the current political status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
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	about $4 million annually from New Zealand	$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.	Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a $34 million casino opened in 1993, but closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, expected to begin operations in the near future.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	-
Electricity - production	NA kWh	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m
Environment - current issues	very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand	loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
Ethnic groups	Polynesian	Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)
Exchange rates	New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator David PAYTON (since 17 October 2006) head of government: Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); 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 the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	$0 f.o.b. (2002)	$NA
Exports - commodities	stamps, copra, handicrafts	phosphate
Exports - partners	New Zealand (2004)	Australia, NZ (2006)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	the flag of New Zealand is used	territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed, while the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island; the flag of Australia is used for official purposes
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	-
Geographic coordinates	9 00 S, 172 00 W	10 30 S, 105 40 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	located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
Imports	$969,200 c.i.f. (2002)	$NA
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs, building materials, fuel	consumer goods
Imports - partners	New Zealand (2004)	principally Australia (2006)
Independence	none (territory of New Zealand)	none (territory of Australia)
Industries	small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing	tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	-
International organization participation	PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU	none
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau	Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	440	NA
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)
Languages	Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English	English (official), Chinese, Malay
Legal system	New Zealand and local statutes	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian 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 2005 (next to be held January 2008)	unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	NA	NA
Location	Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Map references	Oceania	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of New Zealand	defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$66.72 million	-
National holiday	Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: Tokelauan(s) adjective: Tokelauan	noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island
Natural hazards	lies in Pacific typhoon belt	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	NEGL	phosphate, beaches
Net migration rate	NA	NA
Political parties and leaders	none	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	1,392 (July 2006 est.)	1,402 (July 2006 est.) (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	-0.01% (2006 est.)	0% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (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	Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
Sex ratio	NA	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	general assessment: service provided by the Australian network domestic: GSM mobile telephone service replaced older analog system in February 2005 international: country code - 61-8; satellite earth stations - 1 INTELSAT earth station provides telephone and telex service (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use	300 (2002)	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (2001)	-
Television broadcast stations	-	0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)
Terrain	low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons	steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Total fertility rate	NA	NA
Unemployment rate	NA%	-

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