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Compare Wallis and Futuna (2001) - Paracel Islands (2002)

Compare Wallis and Futuna (2001) z Paracel Islands (2002)

 Wallis and Futuna (2001)Paracel Islands (2002)
 Wallis and FutunaParacel Islands
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms named Alo, Sigave, Wallis -
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 -
Agriculture - products breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats -
Airports 2 (2000 est.) 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
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		 total: NA sq km


land: NA sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC NA
Background 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. This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population -
Budget revenues:
$20 million

expenditures:
$17 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)		 -
Capital Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) -
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 tropical
Coastline 129 km 518 km
Constitution 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) -
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		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Currency Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status overseas territory of France -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of France) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of France) -
Disputes - international none occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economic aid - recipient assistance from France -
Economy - 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. China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mont Singavi 765 m		 lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
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 NA
Ethnic groups Polynesian -
Exchange rates Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 1127.11 (January 2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998), 106.11 (1997), 93.00 (1996); note - linked at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro -
Executive branch chief of state:
President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Christian DORS (since NA)

head of government:
President of the Territorial Assembly Soane UHILA (since NA)

cabinet:
Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly

note:
there are three traditional kings with limited powers

elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly		 -
Exports $250,000 (f.o.b., 1999) -
Exports - commodities copra, chemicals, construction materials -
Exports - partners Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description a large white modified Maltese cross centered on a red background; the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is used for official occasions -
GDP purchasing power parity - $30 million (1997 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,000 (1997 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 13 18 S, 176 12 W 16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note both island groups have fringing reefs composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
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)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $300,000 (f.o.b., 1999) -
Imports - commodities chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods -
Imports - partners France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1% -
Independence none (overseas territory of France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber -
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation FZ, SPC -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch none; justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu -
Labor force NA -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (est.) -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
5%

permanent crops:
20%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) -
Legal system French legal system -
Legislative branch unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

elections:
last held 16 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 2002)

election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 14, other 6

note:
Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 25 May-1 June 1997 (next to be held by NA March 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
50%

male:
50%

female:
50% (1969 est.)		 -
Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references Oceania Southeast Asia
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 NA
Merchant marine total:
4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 48,853 GRT/43,128 DWT

ships by type:
passenger 3, petroleum tanker 1

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France occupied by China
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) -
Nationality noun:
Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders

adjective:
Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA typhoons
Natural resources NEGL none
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) [leader NA]; Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG [leader NA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]; Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]; Union Populaire Locale or UPL [Falakiko GATA]; Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 15,435 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate NA% -
Ports and harbors Leava, Mata-Utu small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) -
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 100% -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
NA		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 1,125 (1994) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1994) -
Television broadcast stations 2 (2000) -
Terrain volcanic origin; low hills mostly low and flat
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none none
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