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{
"Introduction": {
"Background": {
"text": "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, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed that status in 1961. In 2003, Wallis and Futuna's designation changed to that of an overseas collectivity."
}
},
"Geography": {
"Location": {
"text": "Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand"
},
"Geographic coordinates": {
"text": "13 18 S, 176 12 W"
},
"Map references": {
"text": "Oceania"
},
"Area": {
"total": {
"text": "142 sq km"
},
"land": {
"text": "142 sq km"
},
"water": {
"text": "0 sq km"
},
"note": "<p><strong>note:</strong> includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets</p>"
},
"Area - comparative": {
"text": "1.5 times the size of Washington, DC"
},
"Land boundaries": {
"total": {
"text": "0 km"
}
},
"Coastline": {
"text": "129 km"
},
"Maritime claims": {
"territorial sea": {
"text": "12 nm"
},
"exclusive economic zone": {
"text": "200 nm"
}
},
"Climate": {
"text": "tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius"
},
"Terrain": {
"text": "volcanic origin; low hills"
},
"Elevation": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
"text": "NEGL"
},
"Land use": {
"agricultural land": {
"text": "42.8% (2011 est.)"
},
"agricultural land: arable land": {
"text": "arable land: 7.1% (2011 est.)"
},
"agricultural land: permanent crops": {
"text": "permanent crops: 35.7% (2011 est.)"
},
"agricultural land: permanent pasture": {
"text": "permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.)"
},
"forest": {
"text": "41.9% (2011 est.)"
},
"other": {
"text": "15.3% (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "cyclones; tsunamis"
},
"Environment - current issues": {
"text": "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 freshwater resources; lack of soil fertility on the islands of Uvea and Futuna negatively impacts agricultural producitivity"
},
"Geography - note": {
"text": "both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes"
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "15,851 (July 2021 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders"
},
"adjective": {
"text": "Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander"
}
},
"Ethnic groups": {
"text": "Polynesian"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "20.58% (male 1,702/female 1,561)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "14.72% (male 1,238/female 1,095)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "43.55% (male 3,529/female 3,376)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "9.92% (male 742/female 830)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "11.23% (male 856/female 925) (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "34 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "33.1 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "35.1 years (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.26% (2021 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "12.49 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.74 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)",
"note": "<p><strong>note:</strong> there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia</p>"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
"text": "0% of total population (2020)"
},
"rate of urbanization": {
"text": "0% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)"
}
},
"Major urban areas - population": {
"text": "1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018)"
},
"Sex ratio": {
"at birth": {
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
},
"0-14 years": {
"text": "1.09 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.13 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.89 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.93 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.06 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "3.99 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "80.45 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "77.44 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "83.61 years (2021 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.71 children born/woman (2021 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved: rural": {
"text": "rural: 100% of population"
},
"improved: total": {
"text": "total: 100% of population"
},
"unimproved: rural": {
"text": "rural: 0% of population"
},
"unimproved: total": {
"text": "total: 0% of population (2017)"
}
},
"Sanitation facility access": {
"improved: rural": {
"text": "rural: 100% of population"
},
"improved: total": {
"text": "total: 100% of population"
},
"unimproved: rural": {
"text": "rural: 0% of population"
},
"unimproved: total": {
"text": "total: 0% of population (2017 est.)"
}
},
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "NA"
},
"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
"text": "NA"
},
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"degree of risk": {
"text": "high (2020)"
},
"food or waterborne diseases": {
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
},
"vectorborne diseases": {
"text": "malaria"
}
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "NA"
}
},
"Government": {
"Country name": {
"conventional long form": {
"text": "Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Wallis and Futuna"
},
"local long form": {
"text": "Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna"
},
"local short form": {
"text": "Wallis et Futuna"
},
"former": {
"text": "Hoorn Islands is the former name of the Futuna Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who discovered it in 1767; Futuna is derived from the native word \"futu,\" which is the name of the fish-poison tree found on the island"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "overseas collectivity of France"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Assembly); overseas collectivity of France"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
"text": "Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
"text": "13 57 S, 171 56 W"
},
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea"
},
"Independence": {
"text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)"
},
"amendments": {
"text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "French civil law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Administrator Superior Herve JONATHAN (since 11 January 2021)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President of the Territorial Assembly David VERGE (since 4 April 2017)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of the Territory appointed by the administrator superior on the advice of the Territorial Assembly"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "French president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); administrator superior 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 elected by assembly members"
},
"note": "<p><strong>note:</strong> there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers</p>"
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats - Wallis 13, Futuna 7; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)<br />Wallis and Futuna indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term, and directly elects 1 deputy to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote for a 5-year term"
},
"elections": {
"text": "Territorial Assembly - last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)<br />French Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2020)<br />French National Assembly - last held on 11 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Territorial Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 2 members are elected from the list Fia gaue fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei and 1 each from 18 other lists; composition - men 14, women 6, percent of women 30%<br /> French Senate - LR 1<br />French National Assembly - independent 1"
},
"note": "<br><br>&nbsp;"
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest courts": {
"text": "Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases); note - appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (in Noumea, New Caledonia)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "NA"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "courts of first instance; labor court; note - justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the 3 traditional kings administer customary law, and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Left Radical Party or PRG [Guillaume LACROIX] (formerly Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG)<br />Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) (leader NA)<br />Rally for Wallis and Futuna-The Republicans (Rassemblement pour Wallis and Futuna) or RPWF-LR [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]<br />Socialist Party or PS<br />Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]<br />Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"text": "none (overseas&nbsp;collectivity of France)"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "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",
"note": "<p><strong>note:</strong> the design is derived from an original red banner with a white cross pattee that was introduced in the 19th century by French missionaries; the flag of France is used for official occasions</p>"
},
"National symbol(s)": {
"text": "red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field; national colors: red, white"
},
"National anthem": {
"text": "<p><strong>note:</strong> as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)</p>"
}
},
"Economy": {
"Economic overview": {
"text": "<p>The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. However, roughly 70% of the labor force is employed in the public sector, although only about a third of the population is in salaried employment.</p><p></p><p>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. France directly finances the public sector and health-care and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and health-care facilities.</p><p></p><p>A key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live on the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government.</p>"
},
"Real GDP growth rate": {
"text": "<p>NA</p>"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015": {
"text": "0.9% (2015)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2005": {
"text": "2.8% (2005)"
}
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2004": {
"text": "$60 million (2004 est.)"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$195 million (2005) (2005)"
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2004": {
"text": "$3,800 (2004 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "NA"
},
"industry": {
"text": "NA"
},
"services": {
"text": "NA"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "26% (2005)"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "54% (2005)"
}
},
"Agricultural products": {
"text": "coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish"
},
"Industries": {
"text": "copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4,482 (2013)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "74%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "23% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2013": {
"text": "8.8% (2013 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2008": {
"text": "12.2% (2008 est.)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "NA"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "32.54 million NA (2015 est.)"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "34.18 million NA (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "16.7% (of GDP) NA (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.8% (of GDP) NA (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2004": {
"text": "5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)"
},
"note": "<p><strong>note:</strong> offical data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions</p>"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Exports": {
"Exports 2004": {
"text": "$47,450 (2004 est.)"
}
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "copra, chemicals, construction materials"
},
"Imports": {
"Imports 2004": {
"text": "$61.17 million (2004 est.)"
}
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "chemicals, machinery, consumer goods"
},
"Debt - external": {
"Debt - external 2004": {
"text": "$3.67 million (2004)"
}
},
"Exchange rates": {
"currency": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "110.2 (2015 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "89.8 (2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "89.85 (2013 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2012": {
"text": "90.56 (2012 est.)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "4,012"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "25.38 (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "2G widespread; bandwidth is limited; mobile subscriber numbers are higher than fixed-line and better suited for islands; good mobile coverage in the capital cities and also reasonable coverage across more remote atolls; recent international interest in infrastructure development; increase in demand for mobile broadband as mobile services serve as primary source for Internet access; Kacific-1 broadband satellite launched in 2019 to improve costs and capability (2020)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line teledensity 25 per 100 persons (2019)"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 681; landing point for the Tui-Samoa submarine cable network connecting Wallis &amp; Futuna, Samoa and Fiji (2020)"
},
"note": "<br><br><strong>note:</strong> the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated"
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments, collectivities, and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2019)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".wf"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "3,450"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "22.1% (July 2016 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Airports": {
"total": {
"text": "2 (2013)"
}
},
"Airports - with paved runways": {
"total": {
"text": "2 (2019)"
},
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
"text": "1"
},
"914 to 1,523 m": {
"text": "1"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {
"major seaport(s)": {
"text": "Leava, Mata-Utu"
}
}
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
"Disputes - international": {
"text": "<p>none</p>"
}
}
}