Wallis and Futuna

overseas territory of FranceIndependence none (overseas territory of France)

Wallis and Futuna as the 1992 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 68 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalMata Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Area274 km2
1992

Every edition of Wallis and Futuna

Populationas each edition published it
17,095 people July 1992 · 14,910 in 1990
Population growth% a year
Not in this edition 1.15% in 1993
Median ageyears
Not in this edition 27.2 yrs in 2009
Life expectancyyears at birth
Not in this edition 71.2 yrs in 1993
Fertility ratechildren per woman
3.6 children per woman 1992 · 3.8 in 1990
Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births
29 deaths per 1,000 live births 1992 · 32 in 1990
GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars
Not in this edition $1,500 in 1993

Geography

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Total area
274km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC
Coastline
129km
land boundaries: noneExclusive economic zone: 200 nmTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Land area

274 km2; includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

Climate

  • tropical;
  • hot, rainy season (November to April);
  • cool, dry season (May to October)

Terrain

volcanic origin; low hills

Land use

  • arable land 5%;
  • permanent crops 20%;
  • meadows and pastures 0%;
  • forest and woodland 0%;
  • other 75%

Environment

both island groups have fringing reefs

Note

located 4,600 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

People

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Population
17,095
(July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)

Per 1,000 population(1992)

Birth
27Death
6Net migration
8
Literacy
50%
(male 50%, female 51%) at all ages can read and write (1969)

Infant mortality rate

29 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Life expectancy at birth

70 years male, 71 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate

3.6 children born/woman (1992)

Nationality

noun - Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders; adjective - Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander

Ethnic divisions

almost entirely Polynesian

Religions

largely Roman Catholic

Languages

French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)

Government

Overseas territory of France

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Long-form name

Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Type

overseas territory of France

Capital

Mata Utu (on Ile Uvea)

Administrative divisions

none (overseas territory of France)

Independence

none (overseas territory of France)

Constitution

28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

National holiday

Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

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

Leaders

Chief of State:
President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
Head of Government:
Chief Administrator Robert POMMIES (since 26 September 1990)

Political parties and leaders

  • 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)

Suffrage

universal adult at age 18

Elections

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

Member of

FZ, SPC

Diplomatic representation

as an overseas territory of France, local interests are represented in the US by France

Flag

the flag of France is used

Economy

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.

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Budget

Revenues
$2.7 millionExpenditures
$2.7 million
expenditures, including capital expenditures of $NA (1983)

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.)

Exports

negligible

commodities:
copra, handicrafts
partners:
NA

Imports

$13.3 million (c.i.f., 1984)

commodities:
foodstuffs, manufactured goods, transportation equipment, fuel
partners:
France, Australia, New Zealand

Industrial production

growth rate NA%

Electricity

1,200 kW capacity; 1 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1990)

Industries

copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber

Agriculture

dominated by coconut production, with subsistence crops of yams, taro, bananas, and herds of pigs and goats

Economic aid

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $118 million

Currency

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (plural - francs); 1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes

Exchange 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

Communications

5 fields

Highways

100 km on Ile Uvea, 16 km sealed; 20 km earth surface on Ile Futuna

Ports

Mata-Utu, Leava

Airports

  • 2 total;
  • 2 usable;
  • 1 with permanent-surface runways;
  • none with runways over 2,439 m;
  • 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications

225 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV

Defense Forces

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Note

defense is the responsibility of France

Note

The war between Israel and the Arab states in June 1967 ended with Israel in control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Sinai, and the Golan Heights. As stated in the 1978 Camp David Accords and reaffirmed by President Bush's post-Gulf crisis peace initiative, the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, their relationship with their neighbors, and a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan are to be negotiated among the concerned parties.

Camp David further specifies that these negotiations will resolve the respective boundaries. Pending the completion of this process, it is US policy that the final status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has yet to be determined. In the view of the US, the term West Bank describes all of the area west of the Jordan River under Jordanian administration before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

However, with respect to negotiations envisaged in the framework agreement, it is US policy that a distinction must be made between Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank because of the city's special status and circumstances. Therefore, a negotiated solution for the final status of Jerusalem could be different in character from that of the rest of the West Bank.

Central Intelligence Agency. “Wallis and Futuna.” The World Factbook 1992. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/wallis-and-futuna/1992.

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