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 Tokelau (2006)West Bank (2001)
 TokelauWest Bank
Administrative divisions none (territory of New Zealand) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 42%


15-64 years: 53%


65 years and over: 5% (2006 est.)
0-14 years:
44.61% (male 478,232; female 454,439)

15-64 years:
51.8% (male 552,661; female 530,230)

65 years and over:
3.59% (male 32,629; female 42,522) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Airports - 3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total:
5,860 sq km

land:
5,640 sq km

water:
220 sq km

note:
includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly smaller than Delaware
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. The Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Under the DOP, Israel agreed to transfer certain powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority, which includes the Palestinian Legislative Council elected in January 1996, as part of interim self-governing arrangements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. A transfer of powers and responsibilities for the Gaza Strip and Jericho took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 4 May 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area and in additional areas of the West Bank pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement. The DOP provides that Israel will retain responsibility during the transitional period for external security and for internal security and public order of settlements and Israeli citizens. Permanent status is to be determined through direct negotiations, which resumed in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus. An intifadah broke out in September 2000; the resulting widespread violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel's military response, and instability in the Palestinian Authority are undermining progress toward a permanent settlement.
Birth rate NA 35.83 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million; including capital expenditures of NA (1987 est.)
revenues:
$1.6 billion

expenditures:
$1.73 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA

note:
includes Gaza Strip (1999 est.)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) temperate, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters
Coastline 101 km 0 km (landlocked)
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:
none

conventional short form:
West Bank
Currency - new Israeli shekel (ILS); Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external $0 $108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.)
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 -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of New Zealand) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of New Zealand) -
Disputes - international none West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
Economic aid - recipient about $4 million annually from New Zealand $121 million disbursed (includes Gaza Strip) (2000)
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 output in the West Bank is governed by the Paris Economic Protocol of April 1994 between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Real per capita GDP for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) declined by 36.1% between 1992 and 1996 owing to the combined effect of falling aggregate incomes and rapid population growth. The downturn in economic activity was largely the result of Israeli closure policies - the imposition of border closures in response to security incidents in Israel - which disrupted established labor and commodity market relationships between Israel and the WBGS. The most serious social effect of this downturn was rising unemployment; unemployment in the WBGS during the 1980s was generally under 5%; by 1995 it had risen to over 20%. Since 1997 Israel's use of comprehensive closures has decreased and, in 1998, Israel implemented new policies to reduce the impact of closures and other security procedures on the movement of Palestinian goods and labor. These changes fueled an almost three-year long economic recovery in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; real GDP grew by 5% in 1998 and 6% in 1999. Recovery was upended in the last quarter of 2000 with the outbreak of Palestinian violence, which triggered tight Israeli closures of Palestinian self-rule areas and a severe disruption of trade and labor movements.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh; note - most electricity imported from Israel; East Jerusalem Electric Company buys and distributes electricity to Palestinians in East Jerusalem and its concession in the West Bank; the Israel Electric Company directly supplies electricity to most Jewish residents and military facilities; at the same time, some Palestinian municipalities, such as Nablus and Janin, generate their own electricity from small power plants
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point:
Dead Sea -408 m

highest point:
Tall Asur 1,022 m
Environment - current issues very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment
Ethnic groups Polynesian Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001) new Israeli shekels per US dollar - 4.0810 (December 2000), 4.0773 (2000), 4.1397 (1999), 3.8001 (1998), 3.4494 (1997), 3.1917 (1996); Jordanian dinars per US dollar - fixed rate of 0.7090 (from 1996)
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
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Exports $0 f.o.b. (2002) $682 million (includes Gaza Strip) (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone
Exports - partners New Zealand (2004) Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year (since 1 January 1992)
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used -
GDP - purchasing power parity - $3.1 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture:
9%

industry:
28%

services:
63%

note:
includes Gaza Strip (1999 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $1,500 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% -7.5% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 32 00 N, 35 15 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 landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)
Highways - total:
4,500 km

paved:
2,700 km

unpaved:
1,800 km (1997 est.)

note:
Israelis have developed many highways to service Jewish settlements
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $969,200 c.i.f. (2002) $2.5 billion (includes Gaza Strip) (c.i.f., 1998 est.)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel food, consumer goods, construction materials
Imports - partners New Zealand (2004) Israel, Jordan, Gaza Strip
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 generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
21.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 3% (includes Gaza Strip) (2000 est.)
International organization participation PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 8 (1999)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau -
Labor force 440 NA
Labor force - by occupation - services 66%, industry 21%, agriculture 13% (1996)
Land boundaries 0 km total:
404 km

border countries:
Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km
Land use arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land:
27%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
32%

forests and woodland:
1%

other:
40%
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)
Legal system New Zealand and local statutes -
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)
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Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population:
72.28 years

male:
70.58 years

female:
74.07 years (2001 est.)
Literacy NA definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Middle East, west of Jordan
Map references Oceania Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
none (landlocked)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure $66.72 million $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) -
Nationality noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
noun:
NA

adjective:
NA
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt droughts
Natural resources NEGL arable land
Net migration rate NA 3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 1,392 (July 2006 est.) 2,090,713 (July 2001 est.)

note:
in addition, there are some 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and about 173,000 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate -0.01% (2006 est.) 3.48% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - none
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0

note:
the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts from an AM station in Ramallah on 675 kHz; numerous local, private stations are reported to be in operation (2000)
Radios - NA; note - most Palestinian households have radios (1999)
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
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
Sex ratio NA at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
NA

note:
Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for communication services in the West Bank
Telephones - main lines in use 300 (2002) 95,729 (total for West Bank and Gaza Strip) (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (2001) NA
Television broadcast stations - NA
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east
Total fertility rate NA 4.9 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 40% (includes Gaza Strip) (yearend 2000)
Waterways - none
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