Airports [time series]

total: 2 useable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

100 km on Ile Uvea, 16 km sealed; 20 km earth surface on Ile Futuna

Waterways (Inland waterways) [time series]

none

Ports [time series]

Mata-Utu, Leava

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

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

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France The war between Israel and the Arab states in June 1967 ended with Israel in control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, and the Golan Heights. As stated in the 1978 Camp David Accords and reaffirmed by President Bush's post-Gulf crisis peace initiative, the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, their relationship with their neighbors, and a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan are to be negotiated among the concerned parties. Camp David further specifies that these negotiations will resolve the respective boundaries. Pending the completion of this process, it is US policy that the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has yet to be determined. In the view of the US, the term West Bank describes all of the area west of the Jordan River under Jordanian administration before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. However, with respect to negotiations envisaged in the framework agreement, it is US policy that a distinction must be made between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank because of the city's special status and circumstances. Therefore, a negotiated solution for the final status of Jerusalem could be different in character from that of the rest of the West Bank.

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops of yams, taro, bananas, and herds of pigs and goats

Budget [time series]

revenues $2.7 million; expenditures $2.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1983)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes

Economic aid [time series]

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $118 million

Electricity [time series]

1,200 kW capacity; 1 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1990)

Exchange rates [time series]

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 99.65 (January 1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.0 (1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30 (1988); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc

Exports [time series]

negligible commodities: copra, handicrafts partners: NA

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

NA

Imports [time series]

$13.3 million (c.i.f., 1984) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment, fuel 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%

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

GDP - exchange rate conversion - $25 million (1991 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$1,500 (1991 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

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, fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Area [time series]

total area: 274 km2 land area: 274 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

129 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

both island groups have fringing reefs

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

NA km2

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

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

Location [time series]

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

Map references [time series]

Oceania

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

negligible

Terrain [time series]

volcanic origin; low hills

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Capital [time series]

Mata Utu (on Ile Uvea)

Constitution [time series]

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Digraph [time series]

WF

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

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

Executive branch (Elections) [time series]

Territorial Assembly: last held 15 March 1987 (next to be held NA March 1992); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (20 total) RPR 7, UPL 5, UDF 4, UNF 4 French Senate: 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: 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

Executive branch [time series]

French president, chief 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

Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]

Chief of State: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981) Head of Government: Chief Administrator Robert POMMIES (since 26 September 1990)

Legal system [time series]

French legal system

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale)

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

FZ, SPC

Country name (Names) [time series]

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

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

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)

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

overseas territory of France

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Birth rate [time series]

26.42 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate [time series]

5.38 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

Polynesian

Infant mortality rate [time series]

27.59 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Labor force [time series]

NA by occupation: agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)

Languages [time series]

French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 71.2 years male: 70.54 years female: 71.9 years (1993 est.)

Literacy [time series]

all ages can read and write (1969) total population: 50% male: 50% female: 51%

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]

-9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Population [time series]

14,175 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

1.15% (1993 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.34 children born/woman (1993 est.)