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 Tokelau (2008)Norfolk Island (2004)
 TokelauNorfolk Island
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%
0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats; fish Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports - 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 10 sq km


land: 10 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.2 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate NA NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget revenues: $430,800


expenditures: $2.8 million (1987 est.)
revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY92/93)
Capital none; each atoll has its own administrative center


time difference: UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Kingston
Climate tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 101 km 32 km
Constitution administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tokelau
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency - Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate NA NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external - NA
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 October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of 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 Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island (Olohega) in its 2006 draft constitution none
Economic aid - recipient - 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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.3811 (2007), 1.5408 (2006), 1.4203 (2005), 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)
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: Pio TUIA (since 23 February 2008); 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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA
Exports $0 $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities stamps, copra, handicrafts postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners New Zealand (2006) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of New Zealand is used three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP - purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA
Geographic coordinates 9 00 S, 172 00 W 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways - total: 80 km


paved: 53 km


unpaved: 27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports $969,200 c.i.f. (2002) $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, building materials, fuel NA
Imports - partners New Zealand (2006) Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence none (territory of New Zealand) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing tourism
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% NA
International organization participation PIF (observer), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU UPU
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 440 (2001) NA
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA, subsistence agriculture 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% (2001)
Languages Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system New Zealand and local statutes based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch unicameral General Fono (20 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Atafu has seven seats, Fakaofo has seven seats, Nukunonu has six seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono


elections: last held 17-19 January 2008 (next to be held in 2011)


election results: independents 20
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
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 Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of New Zealand defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun: Tokelauan(s)


adjective: Tokelauan
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards lies in Pacific typhoon belt typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate NA NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 1,449 (July 2007 est.) 1,841 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate -0.018% (2007 est.) -0.01% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002) AM 0, FM 3, 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
Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
Sex ratio NA NA
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
general assessment: adequate


domestic: NA


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite service planned for near future
Telephones - main lines in use 300 (2002) 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate NA NA children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% NA
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