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Capital Wallis and Futuna : |
Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Wallis and Futuna :
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| Climate Wallis and Futuna :
| tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C .
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| Life expectancy Wallis and Futuna :
| NA years .
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| Fertility rate Wallis and Futuna :
| NA children born/woman .
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| Government type Wallis and Futuna :
| NA .
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| Population Wallis and Futuna :
| 15,880 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Wallis and Futuna :
| 274 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Wallis and Futuna :
| 1,900 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Wallis and Futuna :
| 0 (1994) .
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| International Country Code Wallis and Futuna :
| 681.
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| Sex ratio total Wallis and Futuna :
| .
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| Sex Wallis and Futuna ratio under 15 :
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| Sex Wallis and Futuna ratio 15 64 :
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| Sex Wallis and Futuna ratio 65 :
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| Current account balance Wallis and Futuna :
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| HIV Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Literacy Wallis and Futuna :
| 50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Inflation Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Unemployment Rate Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Internet Users Wallis and Futuna :
| 900 (2002) |
| Location Wallis and Futuna :
| Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Geographic Coordinates Wallis and Futuna :
| 13 18 S, 176 12 W |
| Religion Wallis and Futuna :
| Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| Administrative region Wallis and Futuna :
| none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis |
| Terrain Wallis and Futuna :
| volcanic origin; low hills |
| Elevation extremes lowest Wallis and Futuna :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Wallis and Futuna :
| Mont Singavi 765 m |
| Natural resources Wallis and Futuna :
| NEGL |
| Land use arable land Wallis and Futuna :
| 5% |
| Land use permanentcrops Wallis and Futuna :
| 25% |
| Irrigated land Wallis and Futuna :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Wallis and Futuna :
| NA |
| Environment current issues Wallis and Futuna :
| 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 |
| Geography note Wallis and Futuna :
| both island groups have fringing reefs |
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