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Wallis and Futuna

1996 Edition — territory

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios [time series]
NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: NA international: NA
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
340 (1985 est.)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
0
Televisions [time series]
NA Defense
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats
Budget [time series]
revenues: $14.04 million expenditures: $14.04 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: ODA, $NA
Economic 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 - particularly sugar, rice, and beef - fuel, clothing, machinery, and transport equipment, but its exports are negligible, consisting of copra and handicrafts.
Electricity [time series]
capacity: 1,200 kW production: 1 million kWh consumption per capita: 70 kWh (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 91.00 (January 1996), 90.75 (1995), 100.94 (1994), 102.96 (1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc
Exports [time series]
$370,000 (f.o.b., 1995 est.) commodities: copra, handicrafts partners: NA
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $28.7 million (1995 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP per capita) [time series]
$2,500 (1995 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
$13.5 million (c.i.f., 1995 est.) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment, fuel, clothing partners: France, Australia, New Zealand
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Labor force [time series]
NA by occupation: agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Area [time series]
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
Climate [time series]
tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
Coastline [time series]
129 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
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
Geographic coordinates [time series]
13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
both island groups have fringing reefs
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
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]
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, 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]
NEGL
Terrain [time series]
volcanic origin; low hills lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Singavi 765 m
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms named Wallis, Sigave, Alo
Capital [time series]
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Constitution [time series]
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Data code [time series]
WF
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (overseas territory of France)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President (of France) Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Leon-Alexandre LEGRAND (since NA) was appointed by the French Ministry of the Interior head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Mikaele TAUHAVILI (since NA) cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on advice of the Territorial Assembly note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers
Flag [time series]
a white modified Maltese cross centered on a red background; the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is used for official occasions
Legislative branch (French National Assembly) [time series]
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
Legislative branch (French Senate) [time series]
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
Independence [time series]
none (overseas territory of France)
International organization participation [time series]
FZ, SPC
Judicial branch [time series]
none; justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
Legal system [time series]
French legal system
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral
Country name (Name of country) [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); Taumu'a Lelei
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Legislative branch (Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale)) [time series]
elections last held 22 March 1992 (next to be held NA March 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (20 total) RPR 9, Taumu'a Lelei 11
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
overseas territory of France
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (overseas territory of France)
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Birth rate [time series]
24.38 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate [time series]
5.02 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
Polynesian
Infant mortality rate [time series]
23.59 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages [time series]
French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 72.76 years male: 72.16 years female: 73.4 years (1996 est.)
Literacy [time series]
age 15 and over can read and write (1969 est.) total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50%
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]
-8.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population [time series]
14,659 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
1.11% (1996 est.)
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 100%
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: NA male(s)/female under 15 years: NA male(s)/female 15-64 years: NA male(s)/female 65 years and over: NA male(s)/female all ages: NA male(s)/female
Total fertility rate [time series]
3 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
total: 2 with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) paved: 16 km (all on Ile Uvea) unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 1 oil tanker (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 26,000 GRT/40,000 DWT (1995 est.)
Ports [time series]
Leava, Mata-Utu
Railways [time series]
0 km
Waterways [time series]
none