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World Gazetteer Results for Fakaofo:
NameFakaofo
Geographical TypeLocality
Population269
Latitude
Longitude
CountryTokelau
Administrative DivisionFakaofo
Dictionary Results for Tokelau:
1. CIA World Factbook 2002
Tokelau

   Introduction 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.
  
   Geography Tokelau
   -----------------
                              Location: Oceania, group of three atolls in
                                        the South Pacific Ocean, about one-
                                        half of the way from Hawaii to New
                                        Zealand
                Geographic coordinates: 9 00 S, 172 00 W
                        Map references: Oceania
                                  Area: total: 10 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 10 sq km
                    Area - comparative: about 17 times the size of The Mall
                                        in Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 101 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds
                                        (April to November)
                               Terrain: low-lying coral atolls enclosing
                                        large lagoons
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: unnamed location 5 m
                     Natural resources: NEGL
                              Land use: arable land: 0% (soil is thin and
                                        infertile)
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 100% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: lies in Pacific typhoon belt
          Environment - current issues: very limited natural resources and
                                        overcrowding are contributing to
                                        emigration to New Zealand
                      Geography - note: 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 Tokelau
   --------------
                            Population: 1,431 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 42%
                                        15-64 years: 53%
                                        65 years and over: 5% (1996 est.)
                Population growth rate: -0.92% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population
                            Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population
                    Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
                             Sex ratio: NA
                 Infant mortality rate: 38 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA years
                                        male: 68 years (2001)
                                        female: 70 years (2001)
                  Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Tokelauan(s)
                                        adjective: Tokelauan
                         Ethnic groups: Polynesian
                             Religions: 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
                             Languages: Tokelauan (a Polynesian language),
                                        English
                              Literacy: NA
  
   Government Tokelau
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: none
                                        conventional short form: Tokelau
                     Dependency status: self-administering territory of New
                                        Zealand; note - Tokelauans are
                                        drafting a constitution, developing
                                        institutions and patterns of self-
                                        government as Tokelau moves toward
                                        free association with New Zealand
                       Government type: NA
                               Capital: none; each atoll has its own
                                        administrative center
              Administrative divisions: none (territory of New Zealand)
                          Independence: 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: New Zealand and local statutes
                              Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
                                        (since 6 February 1952); the UK and
                                        New Zealand are represented by
                                        Administrator Lindsay WATT (since NA
                                        March 1993)
                                        elections: none; the monarch is
                                        hereditary; administrator appointed
                                        by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
                                        and Trade in New Zealand; the head
                                        of government is chosen from the
                                        Council of Faipule and serves a one-
                                        year term
                                        head of government: Aliki Faipule
                                        Pio TUIA (since NA 2002)
                                        cabinet: the Council of Faipule,
                                        consisting of three elected leaders
                                        - one from each atoll - functions as
                                        a cabinet
                    Legislative branch: unicameral General Fono (48 seats;
                                        members chosen by each atoll's
                                        Council of Elders or Taupulega to
                                        serve three-year terms); note - the
                                        Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996
                                        confers limited legislative power on
                                        the General Fono
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court in New Zealand
                                        exercises civil and criminal
                                        jurisdiction in Tokelau
         Political parties and leaders: none
          Political pressure groups and none
                               leaders:
             International organization SPC, UNESCO (associate), WHO
                         participation: (associate)
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territory of New Zealand)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (territory of New Zealand)
                                    US:
                      Flag description: the flag of New Zealand is used
  
   Economy Tokelau
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Tokelau's small size (three
                                        villages), isolation, and lack of
                                        resources greatly restrain economic
                                        development and confine agriculture
                                        to the subsistence level. The people
                                        rely heavily on aid from New Zealand
                                        - about $4 million annually - 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: purchasing power parity - $1.5
                                        million (1993 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: NA%
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,000
                                        (1993 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
                           Labor force: NA
                     Unemployment rate: NA%
                                Budget: revenues: $430,830
                                        expenditures: $2.8 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $37,300 (1987 est.)
                            Industries: small-scale enterprises for copra
                                        production, woodworking, plaited
                                        craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
              Electricity - production: NA kWh
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: NA%
                                        hydro: NA%
                                        other: NA%
                                        nuclear: NA%
             Electricity - consumption: NA kWh
                Agriculture - products: coconuts, copra, breadfruit,
                                        papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry,
                                        goats
                               Exports: $98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)
                 Exports - commodities: stamps, copra, handicrafts
                    Exports - partners: NZ
                               Imports: $323,000 (c.i.f., 1983)
                 Imports - commodities: foodstuffs, building materials, fuel
                    Imports - partners: NZ
                       Debt - external: $0
              Economic aid - recipient: from New Zealand about $4 million
                                        annually
                              Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
                         Currency code: NZD
                        Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars per US dollar -
                                        2.3535 (January 2002), 2.3776
                                        (2001), 2.1863 (2000), 1.8886
                                        (1999), 1.8632 (1998), 1.5083 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
  
   Communications Tokelau
   ----------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: NA
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (2001)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: adequate
                                        domestic: radiotelephone service
                                        between islands
                                        international: radiotelephone
                                        service to Samoa; government-
                                        regulated telephone service
                                        (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth
                                        stations, established in 1997
              Radio broadcast stations: note: each atoll has a radio
                                        broadcast station of unknown type
                                        that broadcasts shipping and weather
                                        reports (1998)
                                Radios: 1,000 (1997)
                 Internet country code: .tk
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                        Internet users: NA
  
   Transportation Tokelau
   ----------------------
                               Railways: 0 km
                               Highways: total: NA km
                                         paved: NA km
                                         unpaved: NA km
                              Waterways: none
                      Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
                        Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                               Airports: none; lagoon landings are possible
                                         by amphibious aircraft (2001)
  
   Military Tokelau
   ----------------
                       Military - note: defense is the responsibility of New
                                        Zealand
  
   Transnational Issues Tokelau
   ----------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



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