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 | WALLIS & FUTUNA[Wallis et Futuna] : general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Wallis-et-Futuna |
| country code ISO: WF //; - FIPS: WF |
| location: South Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: +12 UT |
| surface (land) area: sq.km = sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 12° S / South: 15° S / East: 175° W / West: 178° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: overseas territory of France, claimed 1842 |
| capital: Matâ'Utu |
| administrative division: royaume [=kingdom] {or: circonscription} (3) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1990): 13,705 /-; (1996): 14,166 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 15,283 /-; 2001: 15,435 |
| population density: 56 per sq.km = 145 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 4% //; - doubling time: ca 20 years |
| birth rate: 28 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 30 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 73,8 years (male: 73,2; female: 74,4) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: % //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Polynesian |
| languages: French, Wallisian |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 50% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Pacific French franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 1500 per capita |
| import: USD 13 per capita //; - export: USD 0,4 per capita |
| trade: USD 800 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: % |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,0004 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 25% //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: % //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: cassava, copra, yams, taro, roots & tubers, coconuts, bananas, vegetables, melons |
| livestock (real whole figures): goats: 7 / pigs: 25 / poultry: ... |
| fish catch: 206 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: fish processing |
| mining products: of no importance |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: km |
| vehicles: per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mt. Puke (Singavi) 524 m, Mt. Kolofau 417, Mt. Bougainville 366, Mt. Lulu Fakahega 151 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): some small lakes on Île Wallis, among the largest are: Lac Kikila, Lalolalo, Lanutavake |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some small rivers to drain mountain slopes; unnamed in atlantes or on maps at the compiler's disposal |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| overseas territory of France since 1959-12-27 and new law on 1961-07-29 |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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