Economic Overview
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.
Environmental Issues
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
Government Type
Na
Population
15,237 (july 2008 est.)
Location
Oceania, islands in the south pacific ocean, about two-thirds of the way from hawaii to new zealand
Area
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
1.5 times the size of washington, dc
Country Aliases
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
Capital
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)
International Disputes
None
Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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