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 | TOKELAUgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tokelau |
| country code ISO: TK //; - FIPS: TL |
| location: Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: -11 UT |
| surface (land) area: 10,12 sq.km = 3.9 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 8° S / East/West: 170° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: dependent territory of New Zealand since 1926 (1948) |
| capital: none, each atoll has its own administrative centre / Fakaofo is the capital in some sources |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1996): 1,507 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1,458 /-; 2001: 1,000 |
| population density: 144 per sq.km = 374 per sq.mi |
| population growth: ca 0% //; - doubling time: not applicable, stable population |
| birth rate: 22 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: ? children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): per 1000 |
| life expectancy: years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: % //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Polynesian, New Zealanders |
| languages: Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
| religious affiliation: Congregational Christian Church of Samoa 67%; Roman Catholic 30% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: New Zealand dollar; Tokelau souvenir coins have also been issued |
| annual inflation rate: = $NZ |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: NZ |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: % |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: % //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: coconuts, copra, pulaka, breadfruit, papayas, screw-pine, bananas; fish |
| livestock (1000's): pigs: 1 |
| fish catch: 200 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: handicrafts, fish processing (tuna cannery) |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: ? km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 700 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: no specific details of elevations found on maps |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none, or unknown |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: the group consists of 3 atolls; for details see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| unless action is taken to stop global warming, Tokelau will disappear under the sea in the 21st cent. |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing historical population statistics of the islands
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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