Outline of Wallis and Futuna

Outline Of Wallis And Futuna

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Wallis and Futuna:

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 French island territory in Polynesia (but not part of, or even contiguous with, French Polynesia) in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji 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 (Futuna Islands), in the south
    • Futuna
    • Alofi

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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