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1996 Edition — territory

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: each atoll has a radio broadcast station of NA type that broadcasts shipping and weather reports
Radios [time series]
1,000 (1992 est.)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: radiotelephone service between islands international: radiotelephone service to Western Samoa
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
NA
Televisions [time series]
NA Defense
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papaya, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Budget [time series]
revenues: $430,830 expenditures: $2.8 million, 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: ODA, $NA
Economic overview [time series]
Tokelau's small size, isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people must rely on aid from New Zealand to maintain public services, annual aid being substantially greater than GDP. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand.
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 200 kW production: 300,000 kWh consumption per capita: 180 kWh (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.5138 (January 1996), 1.5235 (1995), 1.6844 (1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584 (1992), l.7265 (1991)
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
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $1.5 million (1993 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP per capita) [time series]
$1,000 (1993 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
$323,400 (c.i.f., 1983) commodities: foodstuffs, building materials, fuel partners: NZ
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
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%
Labor force [time series]
NA
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
Geographic coordinates [time series]
9 00 S, 172 00 W
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]
NEGL
Terrain [time series]
coral atolls enclosing large lagoons lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
Capital [time series]
none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Constitution [time series]
administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Data code [time series]
TL
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952) is a hereditary monarch; the queen and New Zealand are represented by Administrator Lindsay WATT (since NA March 1993) who was appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand head of government: Official Secretary Casimilo J. PEREZ (since NA), Tokelau Apia Liaison Office
Flag [time series]
the flag of New Zealand is used
Legislative branch (General Fono) [time series]
seats - (45 total, 15 chosen by each of the three atoll's Council of Elders or Taupulega)
Independence [time series]
none (territory of New Zealand)
International organization participation [time series]
SPC, WHO (associate)
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
Country name (Name of country) [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]
none
Suffrage [time series]
NA
Government type (Type of government) [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
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]
1,482 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
-1.35% (1996 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
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: NA male(s)/female under 15 years: NA male(s)/female 15-64 years: NA male(s)/female 65 years and over: NA male(s)/female all ages: NA male(s)/female
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 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Railways [time series]
0 km