| Wallis and Futuna (2003) | Wallis and Futuna (2006) | |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: NA% 
 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% (2003 est.)  | 
				0-14 years: NA 
 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)  | 
				
| Agriculture - products | breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats | breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish | 
| Airports | 2 (2002) | 2 (2006) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				total: 1 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)  | 
				
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1 
 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				total: 1 
 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)  | 
				
| 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. | 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 (2003 est.) | NA births/1,000 population | 
| Budget | revenues: $20 million 
 expenditures: $17 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)  | 
				revenues: $29,730 
 expenditures: $31,330 (1998 est.)  | 
				
| Capital | Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) | 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)  | 
				
| Constitution | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) | 
| Currency | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003 | - | 
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) | NA deaths/1,000 population | 
| Debt - external | $NA | $3.67 million $NA | 
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 0% 
 hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0%  | 
				- | 
| Exchange rates | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 126.41 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998) | 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 Christian JOB (since 6 August 2002) 
 head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione KANIMOA (since NA 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  | 
				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 | $250,000 f.o.b. (1999) | $47,450 f.o.b. (2004) | 
| Exports - partners | Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% | Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (2004) | 
| Flag description | a large white modified Maltese cross - shifted a little off center toward the fly and slightly downward - 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 | 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 | purchasing power parity - $30 million (2000 est.) | - | 
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.) | - | 
| 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)  | 
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| Imports | $300,000 f.o.b. (1999) | $61.17 million f.o.b. (2004) | 
| Imports - partners | France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1% | France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2004) | 
| Infant mortality rate | total: NA% 
 male: NA% female: NA%  | 
				total: NA 
 male: NA female: NA  | 
				
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | 2.8% NA% | 
| International organization participation | FZ, SPC | SPC, UPU | 
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 1 (2000) | - | 
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA | 
| Labor force | NA | NA 3,104 | 
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.) | agriculture: 80% 
 industry: 4% services: 16% (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Land use | arable land: 5% 
 permanent crops: 20% other: 75% (1998 est.)  | 
				arable land: 7.14% 
 permanent crops: 35.71% other: 57.15% (2005)  | 
				
| Languages | French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) | Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) | 
| 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 NA 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 NA 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 NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1  | 
				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 (2003 est.)  | 
				total population: NA years 
 male: NA years female: NA years  | 
				
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 200 NM 
 territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm  | 
				
| Merchant marine | total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 85,572 GRT/9,004 DWT 
 ships by type: passenger 4 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 3, US 1 (2002 est.)  | 
				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)  | 
				
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population 
 note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2003 est.)  | 
				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) [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] | 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 | 
| Population | 15,734 (July 2003 est.) | 16,025 (July 2006 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | NA (2003 est.) | NA | 
| Ports and harbors | Leava, Mata-Utu | - | 
| Railways | 0 km | - | 
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA 
 domestic: NA international: NA  | 
				general assessment: NA 
 domestic: NA international: country code - 681  | 
				
| Telephones - main lines in use | 1,125 (1994) | 1,900 (2002) | 
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman (2003 est.) | NA children born/woman | 
| Unemployment rate | NA% | 15.2% NA% | 
| Waterways | none | - |