Compare Wallis and Futuna (2007) - Saint Helena (2002)

Compare Wallis and Futuna (2007) z Saint Helena (2002)

	Wallis and Futuna (2007)	Saint Helena (2002)

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	1 administrative area and 2 dependencies; Ascension, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: 18.8% (male 698; female 678) 15-64 years: 71.9% (male 2,727; female 2,531) 65 years and over: 9.3% (male 296; female 387) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish	corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, crawfish (on Tristan da Cunha)
Airports	2 (2007)	1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
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: 410 sq km land: 410 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes St. Helena Island, Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha, which consists of Tristan da Cunha Island, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, and the three Nightingale Islands
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than twice 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.	Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile, from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Ascension Island is the site of a US Air Force auxiliary airfield; Gough Island has a meteorological station.
Birth rate	NA	13.26 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $29,730 expenditures: $31,330 (2004)	revenues: $11.2 million expenditures: $11 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92)
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)	Jamestown
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	Saint Helena - tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha - temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)
Coastline	129 km	60 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	1 January 1989
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: Saint Helena
Currency	-	Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Death rate	NA	6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$3.67 million (2004)	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of France	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	assistance from France, $NA	$12.6 million (1995); note - $5.3 million from UK (1997)
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.	The economy depends largely on financial assistance from the UK, which amounted to about $5 million in 1997 or almost one-half of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from fishing, the raising of livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because there are few jobs, 25% of the work force has left to seek employment on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, and in the UK.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	4.65 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	NA kWh	5 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 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	African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25%
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)	Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6047 (1997); note - the Saint Helenian 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) head of government: Governor and Commander in Chief David HOLLAMBY (since NA June 1999) cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, two ex officio officers, and six elected members of the Legislative Council elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor is appointed by the monarch
Exports	$47,450 f.o.b. (2004)	$704,000 f.o.b. (1995)
Exports - commodities	copra, chemicals, construction materials	fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack, tuna), coffee, handicrafts
Exports - partners	Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (2006)	South Africa, UK
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
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	blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $18 million (1998 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $2,500 (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	NA%
Geographic coordinates	13 18 S, 176 12 W	15 56 S, 5 42 W
Geography - note	both island groups have fringing reefs	harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns
Highways	-	total: 158 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
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)	$14.434 million c.i.f. (1995)
Imports - commodities	chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods	food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
Imports - partners	France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2006)	UK, South Africa
Independence	none (overseas territory of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber	construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	21.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.8% (2005)	3.2% (1997 est.)
International organization participation	SPC, UPU	ICFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	1 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
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	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court; Small Debts Court; Juvenile Court
Labor force	3,104 (2003)	3,500 note: 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 80% industry: 4% services: 16% (2001 est.)	agriculture and fishing 6%, industry (mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 7.14% permanent crops: 35.71% other: 57.15% (2005)	arable land: 12.9% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.1% (1998 est.)
Languages	Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)	English
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	NA
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 Legislative Council (16 seats, including the speaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 27 June 2001 (next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 15
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 77.2 years male: 74.31 years female: 80.23 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50% male: 50% female: 50% (1969 est.)	definition: age 20 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1987 est.)
Location	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa
Map references	Oceania	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 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)	none (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Nationality	noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander	noun: Saint Helenian(s) adjective: Saint Helenian
Natural hazards	NA	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
Natural resources	NEGL	fish
Net migration rate	NA note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2007 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	16,309 (July 2007 est.)	7,317 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	NA	0.7% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Georgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	3,000 (1997)
Railways	-	0 km
Religions	Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%	Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	NA years of age
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 681	general assessment: can communicate worldwide domestic: automatic network international: HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascension which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK ; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	1,900 (2002)	2,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (1994)	0 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	2 (2000)	0 note: television programs are received in St. Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)
Terrain	volcanic origin; low hills	Saint Helena - rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains note: the other islands of the group have a volcanic origin
Total fertility rate	NA	1.53 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	15.2% (2003)	14% (1998 est.)
Waterways	-	none

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