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| Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002) | Wallis and Futuna (2007) | |
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| 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 at the second order 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; fish |
| Airports | - | 2 (2007) |
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007) |
| Area | total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island |
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 |
| Area - comparative | about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983 it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve. | 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. |
| Birth rate | - | NA |
| Budget | - | revenues: $29,730
expenditures: $31,330 (2004) |
| Capital | - | name: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
geographic coordinates: 13 57 S, 171 56 W time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate | tropical | 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 |
| Coastline | 74.1 km | 129 km |
| Constitution | - | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Country name | conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
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 |
| Death rate | - | NA |
| Debt - external | - | $3.67 million (2004) |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services | overseas territory of France |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of France) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of France) |
| Disputes - international | - | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | - | assistance from France, $NA |
| Economy - overview | no economic activity | The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of labor force earnings 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. |
| Electricity - consumption | - | NA kWh |
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - production | - | NA kWh |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 3 m |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | 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 |
| Ethnic groups | - | Polynesian |
| Exchange rates | - | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 95.03 (2006), 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002) |
| Executive branch | - | chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by High Administrator Richard DIDIER (since 19 July 2006)
head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione KANIMOA (since January 2001) 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 five-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 | - | $47,450 f.o.b. (2004) |
| Exports - commodities | - | copra, chemicals, construction materials |
| Exports - partners | - | Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (2006) |
| Fiscal year | - | calendar year |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used | unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag |
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - real growth rate | - | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 14 S, 123 05 E | 13 18 S, 176 12 W |
| Geography - note | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983 | both island groups have fringing reefs |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | - | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Imports | - | $61.17 million f.o.b. (2004) |
| Imports - commodities | - | chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods |
| Imports - partners | - | France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2006) |
| Independence | - | none (overseas territory of France) |
| Industrial production growth rate | - | NA% |
| Industries | - | copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber |
| Infant mortality rate | - | total: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | 2.8% (2005) |
| International organization participation | - | SPC, UPU |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | NA |
| Judicial branch | - | 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; a court of appeal is located in Noumea, New Caledonia |
| Labor force | - | 3,104 (2003) |
| Labor force - by occupation | - | agriculture: 80%
industry: 4% services: 16% (2001 est.) |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (1998 est.) |
arable land: 7.14%
permanent crops: 35.71% other: 57.15% (2005) |
| Languages | - | Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) |
| Legal system | the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held 22 April 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7 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 September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held by in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR (UMP) 1 |
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Literacy | - | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.) |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | contiguous zone: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | - | total: 8 ships (1000 GRT or over) 92,346 GRT/98,307 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 6 foreign-owned: 8 (France 6, French Polynesia 2) (2007) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force | defense is the responsibility of France |
| 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 | surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards | NA |
| Natural resources | fish | NEGL |
| Net migration rate | - | NA
note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.) |
| People - note | the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem | - |
| Political parties and leaders | - | Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG; Rally for the Republic or RPR (UMP) [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]; Socialist Party or PS; Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]; Union Populaire Locale or UPL [Falakiko GATA]; Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | NA |
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh waster at Ashmore Reef's West Island |
16,309 (July 2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% |
| Population growth rate | - | NA |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) |
| Religions | - | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| Suffrage | - | 18 years of age; universal |
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: country code - 681 |
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 1,900 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 0 (1994) |
| Television broadcast stations | - | 2 (2000) |
| Terrain | low with sand and coral | volcanic origin; low hills |
| Total fertility rate | - | NA |
| Unemployment rate | - | 15.2% (2003) |
| Waterways | none | - |
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