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

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

 Paracel Islands (2002)Wallis and Futuna (2001)
 Paracel IslandsWallis and Futuna
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 1 (2001) 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)		 total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
1

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


land: NA sq km


water: 0 sq km		 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 NA 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. 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.
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 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 518 km 129 km
Constitution - 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel 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
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 occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam none
Economic aid - recipient - assistance from France
Economy - overview China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism. 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.
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: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 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 - 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 16 30 N, 112 00 E 13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography - note composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group both island groups have fringing reefs
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 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA sq km
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: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)		 arable land:
5%

permanent crops:
20%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 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 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 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 NA exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
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 occupied by China 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 typhoons NA
Natural resources none NEGL
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 no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)		 15,435 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - NA%
Ports and harbors small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded Leava, Mata-Utu
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 mostly low and flat volcanic origin; low hills
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate - NA%
Waterways none none
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