Statistical information Tokelau 1992

Tokelau in the World
top of pageBackground: 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.
top of pageLocationGeographic coordinatesMap referenceAreaTotal: 10 km²
Land: 10 km²
Comparative: about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 101 km
Maritime claimsExclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: none
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain: coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
ElevationNatural resources: negligible
Land use: arable land: 0%; permanent crops: 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Irrigated landMajor riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 1,760 (July 1992), growth rate 0.7% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Tokelauan(s; adjective - Tokelauan
Ethnic groups: all Polynesian, with cultural ties to Western Samoa
Languages: Tokelauan (a Polynesian language) and English
Religions:
Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%; on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on
Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the
Congregational Christian Church predominant
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rateBirth rate: NA births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: NA deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: NA migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Current issues note: located 3,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: NA deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: none
Government type: territory of New Zealand
Capital: none; each atoll has its own administrative center
Administrative divisions: none (territory of New Zealand)
Dependent areasIndependence: none (territory of New Zealand)
National holiday: Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Constitution: administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948, as amended in 1970
Legal system: British and local statutes
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: NA
Executive branch:
British monarch, administrator (appointed by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs in New Zealand), official secretary
Legislative branch: Council of Elders (Taupulega) on each atoll
Judicial branch: High Court in Niue, Supreme Court in New Zealand
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation: SPC
Diplomatic representation: none (territory of New Zealand)
Diplomatic representationFlag description
: the flag of New Zealand is used
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview:
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.
GDP: exchange rate conversion - $1.4 million, per capita $800; real growth rate NA% (1988 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capitaGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: coconuts, copra; basic subsistence crops - breadfruit, papaya, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Industries: small-scale enterprises for copra production, wood work, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%
Labor force: NA
Organized labor: NA
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $430,830; expenditures $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (FY87)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: 1 April-31 March
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
Commodoties: stamps, copra, handicrafts
Partners: NZ
Imports: $323,400 (c.i.f., 1983)
Commodoties: foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
Partners: NZ
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.8245 (March 1992), l.7265 (1991), 1.6750 (1990), 1.6708 (1989), 1.5244 (1988), 1.6886 (1987)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 200 kW capacity; 300,000 kWh produced, 180 kWh per capita (1990)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresMilitary and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: none; lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterwaysMerchant marinePorts and terminalsTokelau - Transnational issues 1992
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