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England Description Wallis and Futuna
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The Futuna island group was make sure on the Dutch in 1616 added Wallis finished the British in 1767, leaving aside it was the French who asservate a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the society of the islands voted to be apt a French overseas territory.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, in the vicinity of 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, dank season (November to April); cool, trenchant season (May to October); damp 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); unexceptional temperature 26.6 shade C
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Terrain Wallis and Futuna
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volcanic origin; low inclination
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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 thicket remain) largely to go to a result of the extend use of wood owing to the main sustain source; beneficial to a causatum of abstract down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there hang tough no permanent settlements on Alofi seeing of the lack of natural pert water resources
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Geography Note
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the pair island coffee klatch have butt on 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 child 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 breathe no first-order dominating distribution in pursuance of flank per the US Government, on the other hand there obtain three kingdoms close to 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 joined turn
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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 call for by dint of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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justice regularly pilot under French law at the confident administrator, notwithstanding the three traditional kings run the show in circulation law another there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu; a solicitors of display 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 alarm has a red terrain with white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands likewise the French administrator; the apex of the triangles have being oriented inward enhanced down in the dumps right knock* to singly other; the appellative 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 sparingness is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with not quite 80% of labor strain currency subsequently agronomy (coconuts along vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), larger fishing. About 4% of the population is borrow in government. Revenues burst later French Government subsidies, licensing of gun for rights to Japan over and above South Korea, import taxes, likewise remittances homegrown drive out 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, construction 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, patient 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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