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Wallis and Futuna

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Background :

The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but 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. 

Location :

Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

13 18 S, 176 12 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -178.21
North -13.21
East -176.13
South -14.33

Area :

total 142 square km
land 142 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

129.00 km

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 0 metres
highest point 765 metres

Land use :

arable land 7.14 %
permanent crops 35.71 %
other 57.15 %

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 

Population :

15 289 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.35 %
Total fertility rate 1.87 children born/woman
Net migration rate -6.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 26.70 %
15-64 years 66.30 %
65 years and over 7.10 %

Median age :

total 27.20 years
male 26.10 years
female 28.50 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.11 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.00 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.83 male(s)/female
total population 1.01 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 5.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 78.20 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 75.22 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 81.32 years

Religions :

Roman Catholic 99.00 %
other 1.00 %

Languages :

Wallisian 58.90 %
Futunian 30.10 %
French 10.80 %

Literacy :

total population 50.00 %
male 50.00 %
female 50.00 %

Country name :

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

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 WF
ISO Numeric 876
ISO3 WLF
FIPS WF
ccTLD wf
English Wallis and Futuna

Capital :

name Mata-Utu
geographic coordinates 13 57 S, 171 56 W
time difference 12.00

International organization participation :

PIF (observer) SPC
UPU WFTU

National holiday :

Bastille Day

1789-07-14

Executive branch :

President Assembly Pesamino TAPUTAI President Nicolas SARKOZY

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 60 000 000 $
PPP - per capita 3 800 $

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 80.00 %
industry 4.00 %
services 16.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 15.20 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.80 %
Debt external 3 670 000 $
Public debt 5.60 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 29 730 $
expenditures 3 133 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas breadfruit
coconuts fish
goats pigs
taro yams

Industries :

copra fishing
handicrafts timber

Commodities :

chemicals construction materials
copra

Value :

61 170 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals consumer products
machinery passenger ships

Currency-name :

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 2 700
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) wf
Internet Hosts 1 480
Internet Users 1 200

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 2

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