Statistical information Wallis and Futuna 1992

Wallis and Futuna in the World
top of pageBackground: 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.
top of pageLocationGeographic coordinatesMap referenceAreaTotal: 274 km²
Land: 274 km²; includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
Comparative: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 129 km
Maritime claimsExclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: none
Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April; cool, dry season (May to October)
Terrain: volcanic origin; low hills
ElevationNatural resources: negligible
Land use: arable land: 5%; permanent crops: 20%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 75%
Irrigated landMajor riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 17,095 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna
Islanders; adjective - Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Ethnic groups: almost entirely Polynesian
Languages: French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Religions: largely Roman Catholic
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rateBirth rate: 27 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 6 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 8 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: both island groups have fringing reefs
Current issues note: located 4,600 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 29 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 71 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: 50% (male 50%, female 51%) at all ages can read and write (1969)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Government type: overseas territory of France
Capital: Mata Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of France)
Dependent areasIndependence: none (overseas territory of France)
National holiday: Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system: French
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: universal adult at age 18
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 NA September 1989 (next to be held by NA
September 1992); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total)
RPR 1
French National Assembly:last held 12 June 1988 (next to be held by NA
September 1992); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total)
MRG 1
Executive branch: French president, chief administrator; note - there are three traditional kings with limited powers
Legislative branch:
unicameral Territorial Assembly (Assemblee
Territoriale)
Judicial branch: 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
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation: FZ, SPC
Diplomatic representation: as an overseas territory of France, local interests are represented in the US by France
Diplomatic representationFlag description
: the flag of France is used
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview:
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.
GDP: exchange rate conversion - $25 million, per capita $1,500; real growth rate NA% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capitaGross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops of yams, taro, bananas, and herds of pigs and goats
Industries: copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%
Labor force: NA
Organized labor: NA
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $2.7 million; expenditures $2.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1983)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: NA
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: negligible
Commodoties: copra, handicrafts
Partners: NA
Imports: $13.3 million (c.i.f., 1984)
Commodoties: foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment, fuel
Partners: France, Australia, New Zealand
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 102.53 (March 1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.0 (1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30 (1988), 109.27 (1987; note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc
top of pageElectricityProduction: 1,200 kW capacity; 1 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1990)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresMilitary and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports:
2 total; 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 2,439 m; 2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: none
Merchant marinePorts and terminalstop of pageDisputes internationalRefugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs