Airports [time series]

2 total; 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 2,439 m; 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

100 km on Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), 16 km sealed; 20 km earth surface on Ile Futuna (Futuna Island)

Waterways (Inland waterways) [time series]

none

Ports [time series]

Mata-Utu, Leava

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

225 telephones; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops of yams, taro, bananas

Aid [time series]

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-87), $118 million

Budget [time series]

revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (plural--francs); 1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes

Electricity [time series]

1,200 kW capacity; 1 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1--104.71 (January 1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30 (1988), 109.27 (1987), 125.92 (1986), 163.35 (1985); note--linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc

Exports [time series]

$NA; commodities--copra; partners--NA

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

NA

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

$6.7 million, per capita $484; real growth rate NA% (est. 1985)

Imports [time series]

$3.4 million (c.i.f., 1977); commodities--largely foodstuffs and some equipment associated with development programs; partners--France, Australia, New Zealand

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

The economy is limited to subsistence agriculture. The majority of the labor force earns its livelihood from agriculture, raising livestock, and fishing, with the rest employed by the government sector. Exports are negligible. The Territory has to import food, fuel, and construction materials, and is dependent on budgetary support from France to meet recurring expenses. The economy also benefits from cash remittances from expatriate workers.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Climate [time series]

tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October)

Coastline [time series]

129 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly larger than Washington, DC

Continental shelf [time series]

200 meters or to depth of exploitation;

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

both island groups have fringing reefs

Extended economic zone [time series]

200 nm;

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

5% arable land; 20% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 75% other

Natural resources [time series]

negligible

Note [time series]

located 4,600 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Terrain [time series]

volcanic origin; low hills

Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]

12 nm

Area (Total area) [time series]

274 km2; land area: 274 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Capital [time series]

Mata-Utu

Constitution [time series]

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

as an overseas territory of France, local interests are represented in the US by France

Executive branch [time series]

French president, high administrator; note--there are three traditional kings with limited powers

Flag [time series]

the flag of France is used

Independence [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Judicial branch [time series]

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 Chief of State--President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981); Head of Government--Chief Administrator Roger DUMEC (since 15 July 1988)

Legal system [time series]

French

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale)

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

National holiday [time series]

Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Rally for the Republic (RPR); Union Populaire Locale (UPL); Union Pour la Democratie Francaise (UDF)

Suffrage [time series]

universal adult at age NA Territorial Assembly--last held 15 March 1987 (next to be held March 1992); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(20 total) RPR 7, UDF coalition 7, UPL 6; French Senate--last held NA (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(1 total) party of the representative is NA; French National Assembly--last held NA (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(1 total) RPR 1

Government type (Type) [time series]

overseas territory of France

Birth rate [time series]

28 births/1,000 population (1990)

Death rate [time series]

6 deaths/1,000 population (1990)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

almost entirely Polynesian

Infant mortality rate [time series]

32 deaths/1,000 population (1990)

Labor force [time series]

NA

Languages (Language) [time series]

French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

69 years male, 70 years female (1990)

Literacy [time series]

NA%

Nationality [time series]

noun--Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders; adjective--Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander

Net migration rate [time series]

8 migrants/1,000 population (1990)

Organized labor [time series]

NA

Population [time series]

14,910 (July 1990), growth rate 3.0% (1990)

Religions (Religion) [time series]

largely Roman Catholic

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.8 children born/woman (1990)