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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 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
0-14 years: 33.9% (male 15,329/female 14,997)


15-64 years: 62.7% (male 29,711/female 26,436)


65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,431/female 1,598) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports 2 (2004 est.) 3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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Area 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
total: 344 sq km


land: 344 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC twice the size of Washington, DC
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. One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 22.3 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget revenues: $20 million


expenditures: $17 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1998 est.)
revenues: $85.8 million


expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) Saint George's
Climate 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 tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline 129 km 121 km
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) 19 December 1973
Country name 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
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Grenada
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external $NA $196 million (2000)
Dependency status overseas territory of France -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of France) chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada


embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's


mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies


telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176


FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of France) chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE


chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009


telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561


FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468


consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient assistance from France $8.3 million (1995)
Economy - overview 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. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 138.6 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2002) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA kWh 149 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues 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 NA
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Polynesian black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000) East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000)
Executive branch chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Xavier DE FURST (since 18 January 2005)


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: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)


head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Exports $250,000 f.o.b. (1999) NA
Exports - commodities copra, chemicals, construction materials bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% Saint Lucia 12.7%, US 12.2%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.7%, Netherlands 7.9%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.8%, Dominica 7.8%, Germany 7.1%, France 4.6% (2004)
Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
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 a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture: 7.7%


industry: 23.9%


services: 68.4% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $3,800 (2004 est.) purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 2.5% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 13 18 S, 176 12 W 12 07 N, 61 40 W
Geography - note both island groups have fringing reefs the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
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)
total: 1,040 km


paved: 638 km


unpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs - small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
Imports $300,000 f.o.b. (1999) NA
Imports - commodities chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
Imports - partners France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1% Trinidad and Tobago 29.6%, US 27.8%, UK 4.8% (2004)
Independence none (overseas territory of France) 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 2.8% (2001 est.)
International organization participation FZ, UPU ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
Irrigated land NA sq km 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 West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force NA 42,300 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.) agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 5%


permanent crops: 25%


other: 70% (2001)
arable land: 5.88%


permanent crops: 29.41%


other: 64.71% (2001)
Languages Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) English (official), French patois
Legal system French legal system based on English common law
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 NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats - RPR (UMP) 1
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held by November 2008)


election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
total population: 64.53 years


male: 62.74 years


female: 66.31 years (2005 est.)
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50%


male: 50%


female: 50% (1969 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Oceania Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 74,754 GRT/1,187 DWT


by type: passenger 4


foreign-owned: 4 (France 3, United States 1) (2005)
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Military - note defense is the responsibility of France -
Military branches - no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure - NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders


adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
noun: Grenadian(s)


adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards NA lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources NEGL timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population


note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2005 est.)
-13.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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] Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; People Labor Movement or PLM [Dr. Francis ALEXIS]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA NA
Population 16,025 (July 2005 est.) 89,502 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% 32% (2000)
Population growth rate NA% 0.19% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors Leava, Mata-Utu Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female


total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 681
general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system


domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links


international: country code - 1-473; new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad
Telephones - main lines in use 1,900 (2002) 33,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1994) 7,600 (2002)
Television broadcast stations 2 (2000) 2 (1997)
Terrain volcanic origin; low hills volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman 2.37 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 12.5% (2000)
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