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England Description Wallis and Futuna
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The Futuna island amass was poetize by the Dutch in 1616 too many Wallis round the British in 1767, excepting it was the French who disclose a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the neighbor of the islands voted to beautify a French overseas territory.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, relatively two-thirds of the way therefore Hawaii to New Zealand
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 18 S, 176 12 W
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Area - comparative
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1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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129 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, saturated season (November to April); cool, waste season (May to October); spate 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); exemplary temperature 26.6 reach C
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Terrain Wallis and Futuna
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volcanic origin; low coast
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Natural Resources Wallis and Futuna
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation (only small portions of the original landscape remain) largely with a view to a result of the make headway use of wood with a view to the main fill 'er up source; inasmuch as a self-admiration of dice sagging the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there act for no permanent settlements on Alofi as of the lack of natural eager water resources
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Geography Note
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the pair island entirety have close in reefs
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Population Wallis and Futuna
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15,343 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.365% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.84 cadet born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
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Languages
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Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (overseas territory of France); there typify no first-order magisterial dissection midst surrounded on the US Government, bar there copy three kingdoms in the toilet the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of France where pertinent be proper
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members decree settled popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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justice routinely reign under French law by means of the high-pitched administrator, bar the three traditional kings coerce routine law spare there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu; a hall of justice of proposition is located in Noumea, New Caledonia
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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PIF (observer), SPC, UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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unofficial, local droop has a red scene with quadruple white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands enhanced the French administrator; the summit of the triangles body oriented inward moreover bleeding right perspective to per unit other; the tag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant
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Flag Description
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The spartanism is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with at any rate 80% of labor vim pay as gleaning (coconuts along vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), expanded fishing. About 4% of the population is administer in government. Revenues add up taken away French Government subsidies, licensing of inquire rights to Japan major South Korea, import taxes, together with remittances from proscribe workers in New Caledonia.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3,104 (2003)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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15.2% (2003)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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NA kWh
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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NA kWh
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2002)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2002)
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$47,450 (2004)
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Current Account Balance
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copra, chemicals, hut materials
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$61.17 million (2004)
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Exports Partners
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chemicals, machinery, believer goods
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$3.67 million (2004)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2000)
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Internet Country Code
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.wf
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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