Outline of Wallis and Futuna

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 Futuna

An 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).

General reference

Pronunciation:
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):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Wallisian, Futunan
Demonym(s): Wallisian, Futunan
Etymology:
ISO country codes: WF, WLF, 876
ISO region codes: See WF
Internet country code top-level domain: .wf

Geography of Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna is: A French overseas collectivity
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
  - South Pacific Ocean
    - Oceania
      - Polynesia
- Time zone: UTC+12
- Extreme points of Wallis and Futuna
  - High: Mont Puke on Futuna 524 m (1,719 ft)
  - Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 129 km
Population of Wallis and Futuna: 15,000
Area of Wallis and Futuna: 264
Atlas of Wallis and Futuna

Environment of Wallis and Futuna

An enlargeable satellite image of the islands of Futuna and Alofi

Climate of Wallis and Futuna
Birds of Wallis and Futuna
Mammals of Wallis and Futuna

Natural geographic features of Wallis and Futuna

Rivers of Wallis and Futuna

Regions of Wallis and Futuna

Ecoregions of Wallis and Futuna

Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna

Provinces of Wallis and Futuna

Districts of Wallis and Futuna

Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna

Capital of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu
Cities of Wallis and Futuna

Demography of Wallis and Futuna

Demographics of Wallis and Futuna

Government and politics of Wallis and Futuna

Politics of Wallis and Futuna

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity
Capital of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu
Elections in Wallis and Futuna
Political parties in Wallis and Futuna

Branches of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Government of Wallis and Futuna

Executive branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Legislative branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Parliament of Wallis and Futuna

Judicial branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Foreign relations of Wallis and Futuna

International organization membership

The Territory of Wallis and Futuna is a member of:^[1]

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (observer)
The Pacific Community (SPC)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

History of Wallis and Futuna

Culture of Wallis and Futuna

Dance of Wallis and Futuna
Languages of Wallis and Futuna
Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna
Flag of Wallis and Futuna
National anthem of Wallis and Futuna
Public holidays in Wallis and Futuna

Sports in Wallis and Futuna

Football in Wallis and Futuna

Economy and infrastructure of Wallis and Futuna

Economy of Wallis and Futuna

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
Communications in Wallis and Futuna
Currency of Wallis and Futuna: Franc
- ISO 4217: XPF
Transport in Wallis and Futuna
- Airports in Wallis and Futuna

Education in Wallis and Futuna

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Wallis and Futuna". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/wallis-and-futuna/.

External links

Official website of the Assembly (in French)
Official website of the French Administrateur supérieur de Wallis et Futuna (in French)
Wallis and Futuna at Curlie
Map of Wallis and Futuna, with district boundaries
(in French) Information about Wallis and Futuna
(in French) Pictures of Wallis

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Wallis and Futuna". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/wallis-and-futuna/.

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