Compare Wallis and Futuna (2007) - Guernsey (2007)

Compare Wallis and Futuna (2007) z Guernsey (2007)

	Wallis and Futuna (2007)	Guernsey (2007)

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	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	2 (2007)	2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)	-
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: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate	NA	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $29,730 expenditures: $31,330 (2004)	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005)
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)	name: Saint Peter Port geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	129 km	50 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
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: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	NA	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$3.67 million (2004)	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of France	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	assistance from France, $NA	$NA
Economy - overview	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.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	NA kWh	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 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
Ethnic groups	Polynesian	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
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)	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports	$47,450 f.o.b. (2004)	$NA
Exports - commodities	copra, chemicals, construction materials	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (2006)	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar 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	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	3% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	13 18 S, 176 12 W	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	both island groups have fringing reefs	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$61.17 million f.o.b. (2004)	$NA
Imports - commodities	chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2006)	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Independence	none (overseas territory of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.8% (2005)	3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation	SPC, UPU	UPU
Irrigated land	NA	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	Royal Court
Labor force	3,104 (2003)	31,470 (March 2006)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 80% industry: 4% services: 16% (2001 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 7.14% permanent crops: 35.71% other: 57.15% (2005)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Oceania	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 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 France	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	NEGL	cropland
Net migration rate	NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.)	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 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	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	16,309 (July 2007 est.)	65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	NA	0.239% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 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: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	1,900 (2002)	45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (1994)	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	2 (2000)	1 (1997)
Terrain	volcanic origin; low hills	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	NA	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	15.2% (2003)	0.9% (March 2006 est.)

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