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Tokelau

1995 Edition — territory

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Communications
Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]
broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
NA telephones local: NA intercity: radiotelephone service between islands international: radiotelephone service to Western Samoa
Broadcast media (Television) [time series]
broadcast stations: NA televisions: NA
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand TONGA
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
coconuts, copra; basic subsistence crops - breadfruit, papaya, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Budget [time series]
revenues: $430,830 expenditures: $2.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $24 million
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 200 kW production: 300,000 kWh consumption per capita: 180 kWh (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.5601 (January 1995), 1.6844 (1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584 (1992), l.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990)
Exports [time series]
$98,000 (f.o.b., 1983) commodities: stamps, copra, handicrafts partners: NZ
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$0
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April - 31 March
Imports [time series]
$323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) commodities: foodstuffs, building materials, fuel partners: NZ
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate NA%
Industries [time series]
small-scale enterprises for copra production, wood work, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]
GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]
$1,000 (1993 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
Tokelau's small size, isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people must rely on aid from New Zealand to maintain public services, 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.
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 10 sq km land area: 10 sq km comparative area: about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline [time series]
101 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand natural hazards: lies in Pacific typhoon belt international agreements: NA
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
Terrain [time series]
coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
Capital [time series]
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Chief of State [time series]
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
Constitution [time series]
administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Digraph [time series]
TL
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
Flag [time series]
the flag of New Zealand is used
Executive branch (Head of Government) [time series]
Administrator Graham ANSELL (since NA 1990; appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in New Zealand); Official Secretary Casimilo J. PEREZ (since NA), Office of Tokelau Affairs; Tokelau's governing Council will elect its first head of government
Independence [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
Judicial branch [time series]
High Court in Niue, Supreme Court in New Zealand
Legal system [time series]
British and local statutes
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral Council of Elders (Taupulega) on each atoll
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
SPC, WHO (associate)
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tokelau
National holiday [time series]
Waitangi Day, 6 February (1840) (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
NA
Government type (Type) [time series]
territory of New Zealand
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Birth rate [time series]
NA births/1,000 population
Death rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 population
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
Polynesian
Infant mortality rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 live births
Labor force [time series]
NA
Languages [time series]
Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Nationality [time series]
noun: Tokelauan(s) adjective: Tokelauan
Net migration rate [time series]
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Population [time series]
1,503 (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
-1.3% (1995 est.)
Religions [time series]
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
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA children born/woman
Transportation
Airports [time series]
none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Railways (Railroads) [time series]
0 km