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Tokelau
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. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
Location :
Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Geographic Coordinates Center :
9 00 S, 172 00 W (Latitude, Longtitude)
Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :
| West | -172.50 |
| North | -8.55 |
| East | -171.21 |
| South | -9.38 |
Map references :
Oceania
Area :
| total | 12 | square km |
| land | 12 | square km |
| water | 0 | square km |
Coastline :
101.00 km
Climate :
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain :
low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Elevation extremes :
| lowest point | 0 | metres |
| highest point | 5 | metres |
Land use :
| arable land | 0.00 | % |
| permanent crops | 0.00 | % |
| other | 100.00 | % |
Natural hazards :
| typhoons |
current issues :
limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand
Population :
1 416
Indicators :
| Growth rate | -0.01 | % |
Age structure :
| 0-14 years | 42.00 | % |
| 15-64 years | 53.00 | % |
| 65 years and over | 5.00 | % |
Religions :
| Congregational Christian Church | 70.00 | % |
| Roman Catholic | 28.00 | % |
| other | 2.00 | % |
Languages :
| Tokelauan | |
| English |
Country name :
| conventional short form | Tokelau |
Country Codes :
| ISO 3166 | TK |
| ISO Numeric | 772 |
| ISO3 | TKL |
| FIPS | TL |
| ccTLD | tk |
| English | Tokelau |
International organization participation :
| PIF (observer) | SPC |
| UNESCO (associate) | UPU |
National holiday :
Waitangi Day
1840-02-06
Executive branch :
| Queen ELIZABETH II |
GDP - Gross Domestic product :
| PPP - Purchasing Power Parity | 1 500 000 | $ |
| PPP - per capita | 1 000 | $ |
Budget :
| revenues | 430 800 | $ |
| expenditures | 2 800 000 | $ |
Agriculture - products :
| bananas | breadfruit |
| coconuts | copra |
| fish | goats |
| papayas | pigs |
| poultry |
Industries :
| coins | enterprises for copra production |
| fishing | plaited craft goods |
| stamps | woodworking |
Currency-code :
NZD
Currency-name :
New Zealand dollar
Communications :
| Telephons Main lines in use | 300 | |
| Internet Country code (ccTLD) | tk | |
| Internet Hosts | 360 | |
| Internet Users | 800 |
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