The following

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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 )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

) in the South Pacific Ocean between

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

and Samoa. 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 The Hoorn Islands (also Futuna Islands) are one of the two island groups of which the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna is geographically composed. The aggregate area is 115 km², an ...

(Futuna Islands), in the south ** Futuna ** Alofi Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (''

collectivité d'outre-mer The French overseas collectivities (''collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonie ...

'', or ''COM'').

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Wallis and Futuna or the

Wallis and Futuna Islands Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fij ...

* Official English country name: The French Overseas Collectivity of the

* Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):

Wallisian Wallisian, or Uvean ( wls, Fakauvea, links=no), is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis (island), Wallis Island (also known as Uvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on t ...

Futunan Futunan or Futunian is the Polynesian language spoken on Futuna (and Alofi). The term East-Futunan is also used to distinguish it from the related West Futunan (Futuna-Aniwan) spoken on the outlier islands of Futuna and Aniwa in Vanuatu. The ...

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s):

* Etymology: * ISO country codes: WF, WLF, 876 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:WF * Internet country code top-level domain:

.wf .wf is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for the Wallis and Futuna Islands. This top-level domain is run by the AFNIC and registrations are open to all. See also * Internet in France * ISO 3166-2:WF * .fr – ccTLD for F ...

Geography of Wallis and Futuna

Geography of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

* Wallis and Futuna is: A French overseas collectivity * Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Pacific Ocean *** South Pacific Ocean **** Oceania ***** Polynesia ** Time zone: UTC+12 ** Extreme points of Wallis and Futuna *** High:

Mont Puke Mont Puke, also known as Mont Singavi, is the highest point of the French Polynesian island territory of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauve ...

on Futuna *** 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

* 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 Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

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 Politics of Wallis and Futuna takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Assembly is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executi ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: parliamentary

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

French overseas collectivity *

of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu *

Elections in Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna elects on the territorial level a legislature. The Territorial Assembly (''Assemblée Territoriale'') has 20 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. Wallis and Futuna has ...

Political parties in Wallis and Futuna Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Branches of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Government of Wallis and Futuna Politics of Wallis and Futuna takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity, whereby the President of the Territorial Assembly is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Ex ...

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: *

Pacific Islands Forum The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 197 ...

(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

Culture of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, an overseas territory of France in Oceania has a rich Polynesian culture that is very similar to the cultures of its neighbouring nations Samoa and Tonga. The Wallisian and Futunan cultures share very similar components in langua ...

Dance of Wallis and Futuna In Uvea (Wallis) and Futuna, dances play a major cultural role. One sees dance in ''fakahaha'aga'' (festivals), ''to'oto'oga'' (ceremonies or celebrations), or just for pure pleasure. In Uvea, the term ''faiva'' is used for dance, whereas the te ...

Languages of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

* 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

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 Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to ...

* Currency of Wallis and Futuna: Franc **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: XPF *

Transport in Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji t ...

** Airports in Wallis and Futuna

Education in Wallis and Futuna

References

External links

Official website of the Assembly

Official website of the French Administrateur supérieur de Wallis et Futuna
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Map of Wallis and Futuna, with district boundaries

Pictures of Wallis
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