English Dictionary: Western diamondback rattlesnake | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Waister \Waist"er\, n. (Naut.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Wash drawing \Wash drawing\ (Art) In water-color painting, work in, or a work done chiefly in, washes, as distinguished from that done in stipple, in body color, etc. | |
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Waster \Wast"er\, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See {Waste}, v. t.] 1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. --Prov. xviii. 9. Sconces are great wasters of candles. --Swift. 2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste; -- called also a {thief}. --Halliwell. 3. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil. Half a dozen of veneys at wasters with a good fellow for a broken head. --Beau. & Fl. Being unable to wield the intellectual arms of reason, they are fain to betake them unto wasters. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Wasteweir \Waste"weir`\, n. An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like. | |
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Wastor \Wast"or\, n. A waster; a thief. [Obs. or R.] [Written also {wastour}.] --Chaucer. Southey. | |
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Wastorel \Wast"o*rel\, n. See {Wastrel}. [Obs.] | |
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Wastor \Wast"or\, n. A waster; a thief. [Obs. or R.] [Written also {wastour}.] --Chaucer. Southey. | |
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Wastrel \Wast"rel\, n. 1. Any waste thing or substance; as: (a) Waste land or common land. [Obs.] --Carew. (b) A profligate. [Prov. Eng.] (c) A neglected child; a street Arab. [Eng.] 2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] | |
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Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.] 1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl palmitate (constituting the less soluble part). 2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. Specifically: (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}. (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc. (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See {Wax insect}, below. (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}. (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite. (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.] {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R. succedanea}. {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2 (f), above. {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}. {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}. {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax. {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called also {pela}. {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax. {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee moth}. {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}. {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients, under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted with hot irons and the color thus fixed. {Wax palm}. (Bot.) (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax, which, when melted with a third of fat, makes excellent candles. (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy secretion. {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and other ingredients. {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as: (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}). (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished, fleshy leaves. (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage. {Wax tree} (Bot.) (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on which certain insects make a thick deposit of a substance resembling white wax. (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the berries of which yield a sort of wax. (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del cera.[b8] {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax. | |
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Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous. [bd]For sundry weighty reasons.[b8] --Shak. Let me have your advice in a weighty affair. --Swift. 3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] [bd]Attend our weightier judgment.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible; momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent. | |
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Westering \West"er*ing\, a. Passing to the west. Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel. --Milton. | |
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Westerly \West"er*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western. | |
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Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv. Toward the west; westward. | |
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Western \West"ern\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. Far o'er the glowing western main. --Keble. 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}. {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395. | |
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Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub ({Castanea pumila}) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also {chincapin} and {chinkapin}.] {Chinquapin oak}, a small shrubby oak ({Quercus prinoides}) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. {Western Chinquapin}, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. | |
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Western \West"ern\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. Far o'er the glowing western main. --Keble. 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}. {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395. | |
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Western \West"ern\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. Far o'er the glowing western main. --Keble. 2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}. {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395. | |
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{Greek schism} (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman churches. {Great schism}, [or] {Western schism} (Eccl.) a schism in the Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on account of rival claimants to the papal throne. {Schism act} (Law), an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719. | |
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Wallflower \Wall"flow`er\, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of {Cheiranthus} and of the related genus {Erysimum}, especially the American {Western wallflower} ({Erysimum asperum}), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers. 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.] | |
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Westerner \West"ern*er\, n. A native or inhabitant of the west. | |
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Westernmost \West"ern*most`\, a. Situated the farthest towards the west; most western. | |
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Westward \West"ward\, Westwards \West"wards\, adv. [AS. westweard. See {West}, and {-ward}. ] Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. Westward the course of empire takes its way. --Berkeley. | |
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Westward \West"ward\, a. Lying toward the west. Yond same star that's westward from the pole. --Shak. | |
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Westward \West"ward\, n. The western region or countries; the west. | |
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Westwardly \West"ward*ly\, adv. In a westward direction. | |
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Westward \West"ward\, Westwards \West"wards\, adv. [AS. westweard. See {West}, and {-ward}. ] Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. Westward the course of empire takes its way. --Berkeley. | |
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Wicket \Wick"et\, n. [OE. wiket, OF. wiket, guichet, F. quichet; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v[?]k a small creek, inlet, bay, vik a corner.] 1. A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers Plowman. [bd]Heaven's wicket.[b8] --Milton. And so went to the high street, . . . and came to the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast closed. --Ld. Berners. The wicket, often opened, knew the key. --Dryden. 2. A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a water wheel is regulated. 3. (Cricket) (a) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top. (b) The ground on which the wickets are set. 4. A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. 5. (Mining) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall working. --Raymond. {Wicket door}, {Wicket gate}, a small door or gate; a wicket. See def. 1, above. --Bunyan. {Wicket keeper} (Cricket), the player who stands behind the wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman out. | |
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Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.] 1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers. 2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen. {Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}. | |
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Wistaria \Wis*ta"ri*a\, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the {Wistaria Sinensis} from Eastern Asia. {W. fruticosa} grows wild in the southern parts of the United States. | |
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Wistaria \Wis*ta"ri*a\, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the {Wistaria Sinensis} from Eastern Asia. {W. fruticosa} grows wild in the southern parts of the United States. | |
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West Warren, MA Zip code(s): 01092 | |
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West Warwick, RI (CDP, FIPS 78260) Location: 41.69755 N, 71.51833 W Population (1990): 29268 (12488 housing units) Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02893 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
West Worthington, OH Zip code(s): 43235 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
West Yarmouth, MA (CDP, FIPS 78795) Location: 41.64708 N, 70.24813 W Population (1990): 5409 (4939 housing units) Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02601, 02673 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
West York, IL Zip code(s): 62478 West York, PA (borough, FIPS 84288) Location: 39.95305 N, 76.76023 W Population (1990): 4283 (2003 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17404 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westerlo, NY Zip code(s): 12193 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westerly, RI (CDP, FIPS 76820) Location: 41.37055 N, 71.81034 W Population (1990): 16477 (7019 housing units) Area: 37.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02891 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Western, NE (village, FIPS 52295) Location: 40.39311 N, 97.19935 W Population (1990): 264 (133 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68464 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Western Grove, AR (town, FIPS 74330) Location: 36.10112 N, 92.95392 W Population (1990): 415 (152 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72685 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Western Hills, OH Zip code(s): 45238 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Western Springs, IL (village, FIPS 80242) Location: 41.80340 N, 87.90075 W Population (1990): 11984 (4370 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60558 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westernport, MD (town, FIPS 82750) Location: 39.48889 N, 79.04249 W Population (1990): 2454 (1065 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westernville, NY Zip code(s): 13486 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westerville, NE Zip code(s): 68881 Westerville, OH (city, FIPS 83342) Location: 40.12120 N, 82.91760 W Population (1990): 30269 (10521 housing units) Area: 27.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43081 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Westworth, TX (village, FIPS 78064) Location: 32.75997 N, 97.42222 W Population (1990): 2350 (1133 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wister, OK (town, FIPS 81750) Location: 34.97015 N, 94.72318 W Population (1990): 956 (460 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74966 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wooster, AR (town, FIPS 76820) Location: 35.19888 N, 92.44830 W Population (1990): 414 (172 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72181 Wooster, OH (city, FIPS 86548) Location: 40.81847 N, 81.93287 W Population (1990): 22191 (9015 housing units) Area: 30.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44691 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Western Digital Corporation semiconductor manufacturer, which today manufactures and sells {microcomputer} products including small form factor {hard disk drives} for {personal computers}, {integrated circuits} and circuit boards for graphics, storage, communications, {battery management}, and logic functions. {Home (http://www.wdc.com/)}. (1995-04-12) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Westward sea-ward, i.e., toward the Mediterranean (Deut. 3:27). | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Western Sahara Western Sahara:Geography Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Map references: Africa Area: total area: 266,000 sq km land area: 266,000 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Colorado Land boundaries: total 2,046 km, Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 1,110 km Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue International disputes: claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been currently in effect since September 1991 Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 19% forest and woodland: 0% other: 81% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: sparse water and arable land natural hazards: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility international agreements: NA Western Sahara:People Population: 217,211 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 2.48% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 46.9 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 18.52 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 148.95 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 46.31 years male: 45.34 years female: 47.59 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.91 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) adjective: Sahrawian, Sahraouian Ethnic divisions: Arab, Berber Religions: Muslim Languages: Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic Literacy: NA% Labor force: 12,000 by occupation: animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% Western Sahara:Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Western Sahara Digraph: WI Type: legal status of territory and question of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government in exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government in exile was seated as an OAU member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6 September 1991 Capital: none Administrative divisions: none (under de facto control of Morocco) Executive branch: none Member of: none Diplomatic representation in US: none US diplomatic representation: none Economy Overview: Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and having little rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level. National product: GDP $NA National product real growth rate: NA% National product per capita: $NA Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA Exports: $8 million (f.o.b., 1982 est.) commodities: phosphates 62% partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts Imports: $30 million (c.i.f., 1982 est.) commodities: fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs partners: Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA% Electricity: capacity: 60,000 kW production: 79 million kWh consumption per capita: 339 kWh (1993) Industries: phosphate mining, handicrafts Agriculture: limited largely to subsistence agriculture and fishing; some barley is grown in nondrought years; fruit and vegetables are grown in the few oases; food imports are essential; camels, sheep, and goats are kept by the nomadic natives; cash economy exists largely for the garrison forces Economic aid: $NA Currency: 1 Moroccan dirham (DH) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Moroccan dirhams (DH) per US$1 - 8.892 (January 1995), 9.203 (1994), 9.299 (1993), 8.538 (1992), 8.707 (1991), 8.242 (1990) Fiscal year: NA Western Sahara:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 6,200 km unpaved: gravel 1,450 km; improved, unimproved earth, tracks 4,750 km Ports: Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, El Aaiun Airports: total: 14 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 with paved runways under 914 m: 3 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 7 Western Sahara:Communications Telephone system: 2,000 telephones; sparse and limited system local: NA intercity: NA international: tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, troposcatter, and 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations linked to Rabat, Morocco Radio: broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 2 televisions: NA Western Sahara:Defense Forces Branches: NA Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Western Samoa Western Samoa:Geography Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Map references: Oceania Area: total area: 2,860 sq km land area: 2,850 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 403 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October) Terrain: narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish Land use: arable land: 19% permanent crops: 24% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 47% other: 10% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: soil erosion natural hazards: occasional typhoons; active volcanism international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea Western Samoa:People Population: 209,360 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 40% (female 41,503; male 42,844) 15-64 years: 56% (female 55,683; male 61,065) 65 years and over: 4% (female 4,323; male 3,942) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.37% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 31.74 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 5.88 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 35.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.38 years male: 65.99 years female: 70.88 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.04 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Western Samoan(s) adjective: Western Samoan Ethnic divisions: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4% Religions: Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist) Languages: Samoan (Polynesian), English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% Labor force: NA by occupation: agriculture 60% Western Samoa:Government Names: conventional long form: Independent State of Western Samoa conventional short form: Western Samoa Digraph: WS Type: constitutional monarchy under native chief Capital: Apia Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano Independence: 1 January 1962 (from UN trusteeship administered by New Zealand) National holiday: National Day, 1 June (1962) Constitution: 1 January 1962 Legal system: based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Chief Susuga Malietoa TANUMAFILI II (Co-Chief of State from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole Chief of State on 5 April 1963) head of government: Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana (since 7 April 1988) cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the head of state with the prime minister's advice Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono): elections last held 5 April 1991 (next to be held by NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (47 total) HRPP 28, SNDP 18, independents 1 note: only matai (head of family) are able to run for the Legislative Assembly Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Court of Appeal Political parties and leaders: Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), TOFILAU Eti Alesana, chairman; Samoan National Development Party (SNDP), TAPUA Tamasese Efi, chairman Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), IOC, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni SLADE chancery: 820 Second Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 599-6196, 6197 FAX: [1] (212) 599-0797 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: the ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Western Samoa embassy: 5th floor, Beach Road, Apia mailing address: P.O. Box 3430, Apia telephone: [685] 21631 FAX: [685] 22030 Flag: red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation Economy Overview: Agriculture employs more than half of the labor force, contributes 50% to GDP, and furnishes 90% of exports. The bulk of export earnings comes from the sale of coconut oil and copra. The economy depends on emigrant remittances and foreign aid to support a level of imports much greater than export earnings. Tourism has become the most important growth industry. The economy continued to falter in 1994, as remittances and tourist earnings remained low. Production of taro, the primary food export crop, has dropped 97% since a fungal disease struck the crop in 1993. The rapid growth in 1994 of the giant African snail population in Western Samoa is also threatening the country's basic food crops, such as bananas and coconuts. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $400 million (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: -4.3% (1992 est.) National product per capita: $2,000 (1992 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 14% (1994 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $95.3 million expenditures: $76.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994 est.) Exports: $6.4 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: coconut oil and cream, taro, copra, cocoa partners: New Zealand 34%, American Samoa 21%, Germany 18%, Australia 11% Imports: $11.5 million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: intermediate goods 58%, food 17%, capital goods 12% partners: New Zealand 37%, Australia 25%, Japan 11%, Fiji 9% External debt: $141 million (June 1993) Industrial production: growth rate -0.3% (1992 est.); accounts for 16% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 29,000 kW production: 50 million kWh consumption per capita: 200 kWh (1993) Industries: timber, tourism, food processing, fishing Agriculture: accounts for about 50% of GDP; coconuts, fruit (including bananas, taro, yams) Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $18 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $306 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $4 million Currency: 1 tala (WS$) = 100 sene Exchange rates: tala (WS$) per US$1 - 2.4600 (January 1995), 2.5349 (1994), 2.5681 (1993), 2.4655 (1992), 2.3975 (1991), 2.3095 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Western Samoa:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: 2,042 km paved: 375 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, earth 1,667 km Ports: Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa Merchant marine: total: 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,838 GRT/5,536 DWT Airports: total: 3 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 2 Western Samoa:Communications Telephone system: 7,500 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth station Radio: broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: 70,000 Television: broadcast stations: 0 televisions: NA Western Samoa:Defense Forces Branches: no regular armed services; Western Samoa Police Force Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP |