Internet country code [time series]

.wf

Internet users [time series]

900 (2002)

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 681

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

1,900 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

0 (1994)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

2 (2000)

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats

Budget [time series]

revenues: $20 million expenditures: $17 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1998 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency (code)) [time series]

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)

Debt - external [time series]

$NA

Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]

assistance from France

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% labor force earnings 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.

Electricity - consumption [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2002)

Electricity - production [time series]

NA kWh

Exchange rates [time series]

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000)

Exports [time series]

$250,000 f.o.b. (1999)

Exports - commodities [time series]

copra, chemicals, construction materials

Exports - partners [time series]

Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13%

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

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

$60 million (2004 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]

purchasing power parity - $3,800 (2004 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports [time series]

$300,000 f.o.b. (1999)

Imports - commodities [time series]

chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods

Imports - partners [time series]

France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1%

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

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.)

Population below poverty line [time series]

NA%

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Area [time series]

total: 274 sq km land: 274 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

Area - comparative [time series]

1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

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

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

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

Geographic coordinates [time series]

13 18 S, 176 12 W

Geography - note [time series]

both island groups have fringing reefs

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 5% permanent crops: 25% other: 70% (2001)

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]

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

NA

Natural resources [time series]

NEGL

Terrain [time series]

volcanic origin; low hills

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 at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis

Capital [time series]

Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)

Constitution [time series]

4 October 1958 (French Constitution)

Country name [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

Dependency status [time series]

overseas territory of France

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Xavier DE FURST (since 18 January 2005) head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione KANIMOA (since NA January 2001) cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

a large white modified Maltese cross - shifted a little off center toward the fly and slightly downward - 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

Government type [time series]

NA

Independence [time series]

none (overseas territory of France)

International organization participation [time series]

FZ, UPU

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 Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held March 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7 note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1

National holiday [time series]

Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

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

Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) [leader NA]; Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG [leader NA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]; Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]; Union Populaire Locale or UPL [Falakiko GATA]; Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]

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

NA

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Background [time series]

Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory.

Military - note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Birth rate [time series]

NA births/1,000 population

Death rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 population

Ethnic groups [time series]

Polynesian

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

NA%

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

NA

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: NA male: NA female: NA

Languages [time series]

Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.)

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]

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2005 est.)

Population [time series]

16,025 (July 2005 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

NA%

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Total fertility rate [time series]

NA children born/woman

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Airports [time series]

2 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 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: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 74,754 GRT/1,187 DWT by type: passenger 4 foreign-owned: 4 (France 3, United States 1) (2005)

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

Leava, Mata-Utu