Wallis and Futuna

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Forest Cover | Forest types | Breakdown of forest types | Change in Forest Cover | Primary forest | Forest designation | Disturbances affecting forest land | Protected areas | Biodiversity - Wildlife | Biodiversity - Plants | Value of forests | Production, trade and consumption of forest products | Environment | Land use / Resources | Economy | Population / Demographics | Infrastructure | Health | References | Books

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Wallis and Futuna: Environment Environment - current 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 Environment - international agreements NA Wallis and Futuna: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 5% permanent crops: 25% other: 70% (2001) Natural resources NEGL Wallis and Futuna: Economy Economy - overview: The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% 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. GDP - per capita $3,800 (2004 est.) GDP - real growth rate (%) NA% Agriculture - products breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: NA%, industry: NA%, services: NA% Industries copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber Economic aid - recipient assistance from France Debt - external $NA Population below poverty line (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.) Wallis and Futuna: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 16,025 Population growth rate (%) (2005) NA% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 58.5 Total fertility rate (children born/woman) NA Ethnic groups (%) Polynesian [an error occurred while processing this directive] Wallis and Futuna: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use 1,900 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1994) Roadways (km) total: 120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) paved: 16 km (all on Ile Uvea) unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) Wallis and Futuna: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years Infant mortality rate NA HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) NA% Wallis and Futuna : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com