Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/257.data

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@node Header (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Header (Wallis and Futuna)

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Affiliation:
  (overseas territory of France)



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@node Geography (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Geography (Wallis and Futuna)

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Location:
  in the South Pacific Ocean, 4,600 km southwest of Honolulu, about two-thirds
  of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  274 km2
 land area:
  274 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than Washington, DC
 note:
  includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi,
  and 20 islets
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  129 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive economic zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to
  October)
Terrain:
  volcanic origin; low hills
Natural resources:
  negligible
Land use:
 arable land:
  5%
 permanent crops:   20%
 meadows and pastures:
  0%
 forest and woodland:
  0%
 other:
  75%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  both island groups have fringing reefs



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@node People (Wallis and Futuna)
@section People (Wallis and Futuna)

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Population:
  14,175 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  1.15% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  26.42 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  5.38 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  -9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  27.59 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  71.2 years
 male:
  70.54 years
 female:
  71.9 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  3.34 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
 adjective:
  Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Ethnic divisions:
  Polynesian
Religions:
  Roman Catholic
Languages:
  French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Literacy:
  all ages can read and write (1969)
 total population:
  50%
 male:
  50%
 female:
  51%
Labor force:
  NA
 by occupation:
  agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.)



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@node Government (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Government (Wallis and Futuna)

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Names:
 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
Digraph:
  WF
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)
Legal system:
  French legal system
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:
  18 years of age; universal
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 24 September 1989 (next to be held by NA September 1998); results
  - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1 total) RPR 1
 French National Assembly:
  last held 21 and 28 March 1992 (next to be held by NA September 1996);
  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
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
 Head of Government:
  Chief Administrator Robert POMMIES (since 26 September 1990)
Member of:
  FZ, SPC
Diplomatic representation in US:
  as an overseas territory of France, local interests are represented in the
  US by France



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@node Government (Wallis and Futuna 2. usage)
@section Government (Wallis and Futuna 2. usage)

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US diplomatic representation:
  none (overseas territory of France)
Flag:
  the flag of France is used



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@node Economy (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Economy (Wallis and Futuna)

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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.
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $25 million (1991 est.)
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $1,500 (1991 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  NA%
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $2.7 million; expenditures $2.7 million, including capital
  expenditures of $NA (1983)
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
External debt:
  $NA
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:
  1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
  Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 99.65 (January
  1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.0 (1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30
  (1988); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc
Fiscal year:
  NA



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@node Communications (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Communications (Wallis and Futuna)

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Highways:
  100 km on Ile Uvea, 16 km sealed; 20 km earth surface on Ile Futuna
Inland waterways:
  none
Ports:
  Mata-Utu, Leava
Airports:
 total:
  2
 useable:
  2
 with permanent-surface runways:
  1
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  1
Telecommunications:
  225 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV



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@node Defense Forces (Wallis and Futuna)
@section Defense Forces (Wallis and Futuna)

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of France



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