How many TI's were spent? The nation I know about already had decent population.
You should be receiving the rough value of 26 TI's per day from your venture, maybe more. I don't know how long you have run this but you've at least gained 182 TI value in the last week alone.. I know the scheme as one nation sought me out to ask if it was a good option before they turned it down.
Only loss is stock and projected profit as the term will be cut short.
Considering CJ's scenario, it takes 254 TI's to get 177m pop to 2.1b pop.... the tokelau ports had what 600m roughly before you began casting away. I would guess minus a few extra for BD's (which you said the resistance was also minimal) it took you 7-10 days to recover your investment. Where is the loss?