1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Climate
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Coastline
101 km
Comparative area
about one-eighteenth the size of Washington, D. C.
Environment
lies in Pacific typhoon belt
Ethnic divisions
all Polynesian, with cultural ties to Western Samoa
Extended economic zone
200 nm
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
Language
Tokelauan (a Polynesian language) and English
Literacy
probably high
Member of
Af DB, CEAO (observer), EAMA, ECA, ECOWAS, ENTENTE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, ITU, Lome Convention, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Nationality
noun — Tokelauan(s); adjective— Tokelauan
Population
1,713 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 1.95%
Religion
70% Congregational Christian Church, 30% Roman Catholic — on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations
Special notes
none
Terrain
coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
10 km2; land area: 10 km2
Economy
Agriculture
main cash crops — coffee, cocoa, cotton; major food crops — yarns, cassava, corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum, fish
Budget
(1984 proj.), revenues, $184.4 million; current expenditures, $219 million; development expenditures, $89 million
Electric power
116,000 kW capacity; 203 million kWh produced, 65 kWh per capita (1986)
Exports
$191 million (f.o.b., 1984); phosphates, cocoa, coffee, palm kernels
Fiscal year
calendar year
Fishing
catch 14,556 metric tons (1983)
GNP
$790 million (1983 est), about $280 (1983 est.) per capita; 3.2% real growth in
Imports
$233 million (f.o.b., 1984); consumer goods, fuels, machinery, tobacco, foodstuffs
Major industries
phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages
Major trade partners
'mostly France and other EC countries
Monetary conversion rate
331.24 Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA) francs=US$l (average to midyear 1986)
Natural resources
phosphates, limestone, marble
Communications
Airfields
11 total, 11 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways 2,440-3,659 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie
Civil air
4 major transport aircraft
Highways
7,000 km total; 1,600 km paved, 2,700 km improved earth, remainder unimproved earth
Inland waterways
section of Mono River and about 50 km of coastal lagoons and tidal creeks
Military manpower
males 15-49, 714,000; 376,000 fit for military service; no conscription 50km South Pacific Ocean Fakaoto''- See regional mip X
Ports
1 major (Lome), 1 minor
Railroads
570 km 1.000-meter gauge, single track
Telecommunications
fair system based on network of open-wire lines supplemented by radio-relay routes; 12,000 telephones (0.4 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, no FM, 4 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station and 1 SYMPHONIE station Defense Forces