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Tokelau
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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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. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
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Geographic coordinates:
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9 00 S, 172 00 W |
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Map references:
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Oceania |
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Area:
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total: 10 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 10 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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101 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Climate:
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tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) |
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Terrain:
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low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
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Natural resources:
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NEGL |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile)
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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lies in Pacific typhoon belt |
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Environment - current issues:
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very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand |
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Geography - note:
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consists of three atolls, each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over three meters above sea level |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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1,418 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42%
15-64 years: 53% 65 years and over: 5% (2003 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.01% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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NA (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: NA%
male: NA% female: NA% |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: NA years
male: 68 years female: 70 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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NA children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Tokelauan(s)
adjective: Tokelauan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Polynesian |
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Religions:
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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 |
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Languages:
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Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
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Literacy:
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NA |