]! ^! 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. 
]" ^" Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand ^# 9 00 S, 172 00 W ^$ Oceania ^% `! 10 sq km `" 10 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ^' 0 km ^( 101 km ^) `$ 12 nm `I 200 nm ^* tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November) ^+ low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons ^, `% Pacific Ocean 0 m `& unnamed location 5 m ^- NEGL ^. `' 0% (soil is thin and infertile) `( 0% `) 100% (2001) ^/ NA sq km ^0 lies in Pacific typhoon belt ^1 very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand ^2 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 
]# ^3 1,405 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 42% `+ 53% `, 5% (2005 est.) ^6 -0.01% (2005 est.) ^7 NA ^8 NA ^9 NA ^: NA ^; `! NA `- NA `. NA ^< `1 NA `- -9 years `. -9 years (2005 est.) ^= NA ^> NA ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `2 Tokelauan(s) `3 Tokelauan ^B Polynesian ^C 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 ^D Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English ^E NA 
]$ ^F `4 none `5 Tokelau ^G self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelauans are drafting a constitution and developing institutions and patterns of self-government as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand ^H NA ^I none; each atoll has its own administrative center ^J none (territory of New Zealand) ^K none (territory of New Zealand) ^L Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840) ^M administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970 ^N New Zealand and local statutes ^O 21 years of age; universal ^P `6 Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General of New Zealand Dame Silvia CARTWRIGHT (since 4 April 2001); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Neil WALTER (since 1 March 2003) `7 Pio TUIA (since February 2005); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders) `8 the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, consisting of three Faipule (village leaders) and three Pulenuku (village mayors) functions as a cabinet `9 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 ^Q unicameral General Fono (21 seats; based upon proportional representation from the three islands elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; Nukunonu has 6 seats, Fakaofo has 7 seats, Atafu has 8 seats); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power on the General Fono `9 last held January 2002 (next to be held January 2005) ^R Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau ^S none ^T none ^U UNESCO (associate), UPU ^V none (territory of New Zealand) ^W none (territory of New Zealand) ^X the flag of New Zealand is used 
]% ^Y 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, with 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. ^Z $1.5 million (1993 est.) ^[ NA ^\ purchasing power parity - $1,000 (1993 est.) ^] `; NA% `< NA% `= NA% ^^ NA ^` NA% ^a NA _! `> NA `? NA _" NA% _# `@ $430,800 `A $2.8 million, including capital expenditures of $37,300 (1987 est.) _$ coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats _% small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing _& NA% _' NA kWh _( NA kWh _/ $98,000 f.o.b. (1983) _0 stamps, copra, handicrafts _1 New Zealand (2000) _2 $323,000 c.i.f. (1983) _3 foodstuffs, building materials, fuel _4 New Zealand (2000) _5 $0 _6 from New Zealand about $4 million annually _7 New Zealand dollar (NZD) _8 New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (2000) _9 1 April - 31 March 
]& _: 300 (2002) _; 0 (2001) _< `B modern satellite-based communications system; `C radiotelephone service between islands `D country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok), with 3 satellite earth stations, established in 1997 _= AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002) _? .tk _A NA 
]' _B `! NA `E NA `F NA _C none; offshore anchorage only _D none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2004 est.) 
]( _G defense is the responsibility of New Zealand 
]) _H none 