Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Wallis and Futuna
The Flag of Wallis and Futuna
The Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna
The location of Wallis and FutunaAn enlargeable map of the French Overseas Collectivity of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Wallis and Futuna:
Wallis and Futuna – French island territory in Polynesia (but not part of, or even contiguous with, French Polynesia) in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa.[1] It comprises three main volcanic tropical islands and a number of tiny islets. The territory is split into two island groups lying about 260 km apart:
Wallis Islands (Uvea), in the north
Wallis Island (Uvea)
Hoorn Islands (Futuna Islands), in the south
Futuna
Alofi
Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM).