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Location: |
Oceania,
islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from
Hawaii to New Zealand |
Geographic coordinates: |
13 18 S, 176
12 W |
Map references: |
Oceania
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Area: |
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: |
1.5 times
the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
129 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic
zone: 200 nm |
Climate: |
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 |
Terrain: |
volcanic
origin; low hills |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest
point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Singavi
765 m |
Natural resources: |
NEGL |
Land use: |
arable
land: 5% permanent crops: 25% other: 70%
(2001) |
Irrigated land: |
NA sq km
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Natural hazards: |
NA |
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 |
Geography - note: |
both island
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Population: |
15,880 (July
2004 est.) |
Age structure: |
0-14
years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and
over: NA |
Population growth rate: |
NA |
Birth rate: |
NA
births/1,000 population |
Death rate: |
NA
deaths/1,000 population |
Net migration rate: |
NA
migrant(s)/1,000 population note: there has been steady
emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total:
NA male: NA female: NA |
Life expectancy at birth: |
total
population: NA years male: NA years
female: NA years |
Total fertility rate: |
NA children
born/woman |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
Nationality: |
noun:
Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna
Islander |
Ethnic groups: |
Polynesian
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Religions: |
Roman
Catholic 99%, other 1% |
Languages: |
French,
Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) |
Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50% male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.) Learn geography the easy way by playing ZL's Geographycards (www.geographycards.com)
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Economy - overview: |
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. |
GDP: |
purchasing
power parity - $57.59 million (2003 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate: |
NA |
GDP - per capita: |
purchasing
power parity - $3,700 (2001 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: NA industry: NA
services: NA |
Population below poverty line: |
NA |
Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest
10%: NA highest 10%: NA |
Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
NA |
Labor force: |
NA |
Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture,
livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.) |
Unemployment rate: |
NA |
Budget: |
revenues: $20 million expenditures: $17
million, including capital expenditures of NA (1998 est.) |
Agriculture - products: |
breadfruit,
yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats |
Industries: |
copra,
handicrafts, fishing, lumber |
Industrial production growth rate: |
NA |
Electricity - production: |
NA kWh |
Electricity - consumption: |
NA kWh |
Electricity - exports: |
0 kWh (2002)
|
Electricity - imports: |
0 kWh (2002)
|
Exports: |
$250,000
f.o.b. (1999) |
Exports - commodities: |
copra,
chemicals, construction materials |
Exports - partners: |
Italy 40%,
Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% |
Imports: |
$300,000
f.o.b. (1999) |
Imports - commodities: |
chemicals,
machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods |
Imports - partners: |
France 97%,
Australia 2%, New Zealand 1% |
Debt - external: |
NA |
Economic aid - recipient: |
assistance
from France |
Currency: |
Comptoirs
Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) |
Currency code: |
XPF |
Exchange rates: |
Comptoirs
Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 105.73 (2003),
126.72 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25
(1998) |
Fiscal year: |
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Highways: |
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) |
Ports and harbors: |
Leava,
Mata-Utu |
Merchant marine: |
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 134,037 GRT/14,271 DWT
by type: passenger 6 foreign-owned: France 3,
Greece 1, Monaco 1, United States 1 (2003 est.) |
Airports: |
2 (2003
est.) |
Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2003 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2003 est.)
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Disputes - international: |
none
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