Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Wallis and Futuna. Both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
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Geographic coordinates | 13 18 S, 176 12 W |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | volcanic origin; low hills |
Natural Resources | NEGL |
Natural Hazards | cyclones; tsunamis |
Irrigated Land | 0.6 sq km (2020) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 129 km |
Climate | tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 142 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 42.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 7.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 35.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 41.9% (2018 est.) |
Other | 15.3% (2018 est.) |
In Wallis and Futuna, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Polynesian
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.22% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | NA |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.83 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 56% (2023) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | -3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander | Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders |
Languages | Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 est.) |
Religions | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 19.8% (male 1,643/female 1,511) |
15-64 years | 67.5% (male 5,535/female 5,247) |
65 years and over | 12.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,023/female 1,005) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 57 |
Youth dependency ratio | 36.6 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 20.4 |
Potential support ratio | 4.9 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 36.3 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 35.5 years |
Female | 37.3 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 0% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.09 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 1.02 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 81.1 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 78.2 years |
Female | 84.2 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: 99.1% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.1% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.9% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.9% of population (2020) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: 92.9% of population |
Improved: total | total: 92.9% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 7.1% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 7.1% of population (2020 est.) |
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