Match 258 DB Rec# - 7,710 Dataset-WOFACT
Title :Wallis and Futuna
Text :
Wallis and Futuna
Header
Affiliation:
(overseas territory of France)
Geography
Location:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way
from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total area:
274 sq km
land area:
274 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Washington, DC
note:
includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi,
and 20 islets
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
129 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to
October)
Terrain:
volcanic origin; low hills
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land:
5%
permanent crops:
20%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
75%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely
as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a
consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna
is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on
Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
both island groups have fringing reefs
People
Population:
14,499 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA
Population growth rate:
1.11% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
25.06 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
5.14 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
-8.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
24.92 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72.24 years
male:
71.62 years
female:
72.9 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.11 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
adjective:
Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Ethnic divisions:
Polynesian
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Languages:
French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1969)
total population:
50%
male:
50%
female:
51%
Labor force:
NA
by occupation:
agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
conventional short form:
Wallis and Futuna
local long form:
Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
local short form:
Wallis et Futuna
Digraph:
WF
Type:
overseas territory of France
Capital:
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Administrative divisions:
none (overseas territory of France)
Independence:
none (overseas territory of France)
Constitution:
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system:
French legal system
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
head of government:
High Administrator Philippe LEGRIX (since NA); President of the Territorial
Assembly Soane Mani UHILA (since NA March 1992)
cabinet:
Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members appointed by the
high administrator on advice of the Territorial Assembly
note:
there are three traditional kings with limited powers
Legislative branch:
unicameral
Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale):
elections last held 15 March 1987 (next to be held NA); results - percent of
vote by party NA; seats - (20 total) RPR 7, UPL 5, UDF 4, UNF 4
French Senate:
elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held by NA September
1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) RPR 1
French National Assembly:
elections last held 21 and 28 March 1992 (next to be held by NA September
1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) MRG 1; note
- Wallis and Futuna elect one deputy
Judicial branch:
none; justice generally administered under French law by the chief
administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and
there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
Political parties and leaders:
Rally for the Republic (RPR); Union Populaire Locale (UPL); Union Pour la
Democratie Francaise (UDF); Lua kae tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des
Radicaux de Gauche (MRG)
Member of:
FZ, SPC
Government
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (overseas territory of France)
US diplomatic representation:
none (overseas territory of France)
Flag:
the flag of France is used
Economy
Overview:
The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about
80% of the labor force earning its livelihood from agriculture (coconuts and
vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% of the
population is employed in government. Revenues come from French Government
subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import
taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. Wallis and
Futuna imports food - particularly sugar and beef - fuel, clothing,
machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible,
consisting of copra and handicrafts.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power parity - $28.7 million (1994 est.)
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$2,000 (1994 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$2.7 million
expenditures:
$2.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1983 est.)
Exports:
$6.6 million (f.o.b., 1986)
commodities:
copra, handicrafts
partners:
NA
Imports:
$13.3 million (c.i.f., 1984)
commodities:
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment, fuel, clothing
partners:
France, Australia, New Zealand
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
1,200 kW
production:
1 million kWh
consumption per capita:
70 kWh (1990)
Industries:
copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Agriculture:
dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops of yams, taro,
bananas, and herds of pigs and goats
Economic aid:
recipient:
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89),
$118 million
Currency:
1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes
Economy
Exchange rates:
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 96.25 (January
1995), 100.94 (1994), 102.96 (1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.0
(1990); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc
Fiscal year:
NA
Transportation
Railroads:
0 km
Highways:
total:
120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20km)
paved:
16 km (on Il Uvea)
unpaved:
104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)
Inland waterways:
none
Ports:
Leava, Mata-Utu
Merchant marine:
total:
1 oil tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 26,000 GRT/40,000 DWT
Airports:
2
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
225 telephones
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
NA
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios:
NA
Television:
broadcast stations:
0
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of France
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