Wallis and Futuna
Population
16,025 peopleCapital
Matâ'UtuCurrency
FrancMap of Wallis and Futuna
Area in square kilometers
274 km2 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity
(collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM).
Wallis and Futuna - Collectivity of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
The Collectivity of the Wallis and Futuna Islands is composed of two
separate groups with three main volcanic tropical islands, which are
separated 260 km: Wallis Islands (Uvea), in the north and the Hoorn
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international dialling codes Wallis and Futuna.
The Wallis and Futuna country code 681 will allow you to call Wallis
and Futuna from another country. Wallis and Futuna telephone code 681
is dialed after the IDD. Wallis and Futuna international dialing 681
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Wallis and Futuna Population
15,289 (218 of 237)
Wallis and Futuna Area, Sq. Km.
* Common English country name: Wallis and Futuna or the Wallis and
Futuna Islands
* Official English country name: The French Overseas Collectivity of
the Wallis and Futuna Islands
* Common endonym(s):
Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité
d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a
French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM).
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The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (French:
Wallis-et-Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna, Fakauvea and
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna IslandsTerritoire des îles Wallis
et Futuna
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Coat of arms
Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Capital
(and largest city)
Mata-Utu
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna
Islands (French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et
Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna), is a Polynesian
French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the
northwest, Rotuma
(However, Wallis and Futuna is not part
of, nor even contiguous with, French Polynesia. Wallis and Futuna is
located at the very opposite western end of Polynesia.)
Its land area is 264 km2 with a population of about 15,000.
Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii
to New Zealand, at .
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of Wallis and Futuna
Islands (French: Wallis-et-Futuna or Territoire des îles
Wallis-et-Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna), is a
Polynesian French island territory (but not part of, or even
contiguous with, French Polynesia) in the South Pacific between
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Wallis and Futuna is an overseas community of France consisting of two
small island groupings in Polynesia, near Fiji and Samoa.
The Wallis and Futuna were settled by Polynesian migrants from Tonga
and Samoa respectively c.1400 A.D. They were visited by the Dutch
(Futuna, 1616) and the English (Wallis, 1767), and came under French
control in 1842. They became an overseas territory of France in 1961.
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Background:
The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis
by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a
protectorate over the islands in 1842.
Until 1961 Wallis and Futuna was a protectorate
under French authority attached to New Caledonia.
For more information on Wallis and Futuna, visit Britannica.com.
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Background:
The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis
by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a
protectorate over the islands in 1842.
Wallis and Futuna has a tropical climate. The hottest weather (average
temperatures 81°F / 27°C and 86% humidity) occurs during the rainy
season (November to April), which sees frequent heavy showers and
storms.
Colony of Wallis and Futuna, still under the authority of the Colony
of New Caledonia.
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Orthographic projection centered over Wallis and Futuna Islands.
remote territory of Wallis and Futuna is an example of a relatively
undisturbed blend of Christianity and Polynesian culture.
Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical
islands—Wallis Island (Uvea), Futuna Island, and Alofi Island—with
fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and
Samoa, and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand.
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The Wallis and Futuna Islands has a tropical climate typical for the
Pacific. Temperatures during the day average a pleasant 28 to 30
degrees Celcius and drop to around 24 degrees at night.
Wallis and Futuna are located due north of Fiji, where they are
occasionally frequented by visitors, regularly abandoned by locals in
search of jobs and peppered with a generous offering of French food
and champagne.
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