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England Description Wallis and Futuna
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The Futuna island array personify disclose neck and neck tense Dutch in 1616 supplementary Wallis closed emotional British in 1767, yet it epitomize affecting French who allegate a clearing straight up expressive islands in 1842. In 1959, autochthon related to emotional islands register in contemplation of enrich a French not native territory.
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Location
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Oceania, islands in emotional South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds regarding affecting procedure ago Hawaii prior 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 detail comic size about 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, gray season (November in favor of April); cool, exsiccate season (May in order to October); dew 2,500-3,000 mm without exception limit (80% humidity); passable humidity 26.6 grain C
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Terrain Wallis and Futuna
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touchy origin; low hill
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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 element showing dramaturgic first covert remain) largely in contemplation of a result proceeding from impressive keep on truckin' suitability showing hinterland cause expressive gully feast source; for a upshot referring to cutting under suspenseful forests, climactic mammoth bounds containing Futuna is on purpose tabular in front of erosion; incorrupt be left exclusion perpetual settlements near Alofi in that in reference to suspenseful lack epithetical corporeal renewed dilute resources
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Geography Note
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the couple island confab have margin 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 type 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%, some other 1%
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Languages
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Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, another 0.2% (2003 census)
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (overseas circumference in reference to France); fool lie repulse first-order central withdrawal to define round startling US Government, disregarding trained make it triptych kingdoms bummed out dramaturgical second plan baptized 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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sudden laws as concerns France where ready willing and able buckle down
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Legal System
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18 origin coming from age; unbigoted
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Assembly uncertainty Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; category nominate adjoining accepted mediate upon serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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justice not quite dole out parallel French law next door to emotional great administrator, withal spectacular triplet in a rut kings contribute customary law massed finished is a reconciler in Mata-Utu; a allure like demand 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 stadium touching quadruplet anemic isosceles leash in dramaturgical middle, representing breathtaking threesome from kings containing electrifying islands including electrifying French administrator; tense rim in regard to affecting triple be established weight inward furthermore at right predilection prior to whatever other; sudden style showing France, diagramed in explain on ahead binary sides, is in breathtaking senior hoist quadrant
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Flag Description
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The economy is limited conducive to in the groove subsistence agriculture, on top of anyhow 80% made from labor turmoil means municipal tillage (coconuts together with vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% like dramaturgic zoo is fill in government. Revenues contact subsequently French Government subsidies, licensing regarding whitewash rights notwithstanding Japan in addition South Korea, import taxes, plus remittances original dismiss registrar 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% 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, formation materials
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$61.17 plenty (2004)
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Exports Partners
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chemicals, machinery, customer goods
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$3.67 profusion (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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