T
Airports:
total:
9
usable:
9
with permanent-surface runways:
2
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
fair system based on network of radio relay routes supplemented by
open wire lines; broadcast stations - 2 AM, no FM, 3 (2 relays) TV;
satellite earth stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 1 SYMPHONIE
@Togo, Defense Forces
Branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 898,448; fit for military service 471,807
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $43 million, about 3% of GDP (1989)
@Tokelau
Header
Affiliation:
(territory of New Zealand)
@Tokelau, Geography
Location:
Oceania, Polynesia, 3,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South
Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total area:
10 sq km
land area:
10 sq km
comparative area:
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
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds (April to November)
Terrain:
coral atolls enclosing large lagoons
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
very limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to
emigration to New Zealand
natural hazards:
lies in Pacific typhoon belt
international agreements:
NA
@Tokelau, People
Population:
1,523 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
-1.35% (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Tokelauan(s)
adjective:
Tokelauan
Ethnic divisions:
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:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
Labor force:
NA
@Tokelau, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Tokelau
Digraph:
TL
Type:
territory
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