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 Spratly 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 at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis
Age structure - 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish
Airports 3 (2007) 2 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2007)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)		 total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: less than 5 sq km


land: less than 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea		 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 The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef but has not made any formal claim. 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 births/1,000 population
Budget - revenues: $29,730


expenditures: $31,330 (1998 est.)
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 926 km 129 km
Constitution - 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Spratly 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 deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $3.67 million $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 all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands none
Economic aid - recipient - assistance from France
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There are no reliable estimates of potential reserves. Commercial exploitation has yet to be developed. The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% 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: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 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 - 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001)
Executive branch - chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), 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% (2004)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description - 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 8 38 N, 111 55 E 13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography - note strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs both island groups have fringing reefs
Heliports 3 (2007) -
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% (2004)
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% NA%
International organization participation - SPC, UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA
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 3,104
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% (2005)		 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 - 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 11 March 2002 (next to be held March 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 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 reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern 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 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - total: 8 ships (1000 GRT or over) 110,428 GRT/56,830 DWT


by type: chemical tanker 1, passenger 7


foreign-owned: 8 (France 5, French Polynesia 2, US 1) (2006)
Military - note Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam 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; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard NA
Natural resources fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential NEGL
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population


note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2006 est.)
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: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states		 16,025 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - NA
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 flat volcanic origin; low hills
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate - 15.2% NA%
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