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Compare Western Sahara (2001) - Wallis and Futuna (2007)

Compare Western Sahara (2001) z Wallis and Futuna (2007)

 Western Sahara (2001)Wallis and Futuna (2007)
 Western SaharaWallis and Futuna
Administrative divisions none (under de facto control of Morocco) 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%		 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads) breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish
Airports 11 (2000 est.) 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Area total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 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 about the size of Colorado 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002. 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
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 revenues: $29,730


expenditures: $31,330 (2004)
Capital none 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 hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew 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 1,110 km 129 km
Constitution - 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara		 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
Currency Moroccan dirham (MAD) -
Death rate - NA
Debt - external $NA $3.67 million (2004)
Dependency status - overseas territory of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991 none
Economic aid - recipient $NA assistance from France, $NA
Economy - overview Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level. 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.
Electricity - consumption 83.7 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production 90 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m
Environment - current issues sparse water and lack of arable land 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
Environment - international agreements party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Arab, Berber Polynesian
Exchange rates Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996) Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 95.03 (2006), 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002)
Executive branch none 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
Exports $NA $47,450 f.o.b. (2004)
Exports - commodities phosphates 62% copra, chemicals, construction materials
Exports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13% (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
GDP purchasing power parity - $NA -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)		 agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $NA -
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 24 30 N, 13 00 W 13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography - note - both island groups have fringing reefs
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $NA $61.17 million f.o.b. (2004)
Imports - commodities fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods
Imports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1% (2006)
Independence - none (overseas territory of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries phosphate mining, handicrafts copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Infant mortality rate - total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 2.8% (2005)
International organization participation none SPC, UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 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
Labor force 12,000 3,104 (2003)
Labor force - by occupation animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% agriculture: 80%


industry: 4%


services: 16% (2001 est.)
Land boundaries total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km		 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%		 arable land: 7.14%


permanent crops: 35.71%


other: 57.15% (2005)
Languages Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)
Legal system - the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50%


male: 50%


female: 50% (1969 est.)
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 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
Military branches NA -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% -
National holiday - Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian		 noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders


adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility NA
Natural resources phosphates, iron ore NEGL
Net migration rate - NA


note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (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
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 250,559 (July 2001 est.) 16,309 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate - NA
Ports and harbors Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun) -
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
Radios 56,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Muslim Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Suffrage none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco		 general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 681
Telephones - main lines in use about 2,000 (1999 est.) 1,900 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) 0 (1994)
Television broadcast stations NA 2 (2000)
Terrain mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast volcanic origin; low hills
Total fertility rate - NA
Unemployment rate NA% 15.2% (2003)
Waterways none -
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