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| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments, collectivities, and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2019) |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .wf |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 45.8% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 26 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 3,000 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 107 (2023) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 12,200 (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.expenditures.text |
— | $34.18 million (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Budget.revenues.text |
— | $32.54 million (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | lower-middle-income, agrarian French dependency economy; heavily reliant on French subsidies; licenses fishing rights to Japan and South Korea; major remittances from New Caledonia; aging workforce; import-dependent; de… |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 104.711 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 100.88 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 113.474 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 110.347 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 110.31 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000 |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | seats (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.note |
— | note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | Denmark 35%, Sweden 14%, Netherlands 14%, Pakistan 9%, Poland 7% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | refined petroleum, prepared meat, poultry, iron pipe fittings, animal food (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.note |
— | note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | Fiji 35%, France 32%, NZ 11%, Australia 6%, China 4% (2023) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) due to wood as the main fuel source; soil erosion; lack of natural freshwater resources; lack of soil fertility on the islands of Uvea and Futuna |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 42.3% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 35.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 74.9% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 0% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 0% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | 1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 142 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 142 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 250-300 cm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees Celsius |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 129 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 13 18 S, 176 12 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 0.6 sq km (2022) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 42.3% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 35.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 74.9% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 0% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Oceania |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | cyclones; tsunamis |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | NEGL |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | volcanic origin; low hills |
| + Added | Government.Administrative divisions.text |
— | 3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 13 57 S, 171 56 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see France |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | French constitution amendment procedures apply |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Wallis and Futuna |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who visited in 1767; Futuna is a local name, and the meaning is unclear |
| + Added | Government.Country name.former.text |
— | Hoorn Islands is the former name of the Futuna Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local long form.text |
— | Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna |
| + Added | Government.Country name.local short form.text |
— | Wallis et Futuna |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (overseas territory of France) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Council of the Territory appointed by the administrator superior on the advice of the Territorial Assembly |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Administrator Superior Jean-François de MANHEULLE (since 17 November 2025) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | French president elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); administrator superior appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Min… |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | President of the Territorial Assembly Munipoese MULI'AKA'AKA (since 20 March 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.note |
— | note: there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers |
| + Added | Government.Flag.note |
— | note: the flag of France is used for official occasions |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: unofficial local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; a small flag of France, outlined i… |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Assembly); overseas collectivity of France |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | PIF (observer), SPC, UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases) |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | NA |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.note |
— | note 1: appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (in Noumea, New Caledonia) note 2: justice is generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the 3… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | courts of first instance; labor court |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | French civil law |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.electoral system.text |
— | proportional representation |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislative structure.text |
— | unicameral |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.legislature name.text |
— | Territorial Assembly (Assemblée territoriale) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.most recent election date.text |
— | 3/20/2022 |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.note |
— | note: 1 senator is indirectly elected to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term, and 1 deputy is directly elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.number of seats.text |
— | 20 (directly elected) |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.parties elected and seats per party.text |
— | Ofa mo'oni ki tou fenua (2); Mauli fetokoniaki (2); 1 seat each from 16 other lists |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.scope of elections.text |
— | full renewal |
| + Added | Government.Legislative branch.term in office.text |
— | 5 years |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).history.text |
— | official anthem, as a French territory |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).lyrics/music.text |
— | Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle |
| + Added | Government.National anthem(s).title.text |
— | "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille) |
| + Added | Government.National color(s).text |
— | red, white |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.note |
— | note: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are l… |
| + Added | Government.National holiday.text |
— | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790) |
| + Added | Government.National symbol(s).text |
— | red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field |
| + Added | Government.Political parties.text |
— | Left Radical Party or PRG (formerly Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG) Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) Rally for Wallis and Futuna-The Republicans (Rassemblement pour Wallis and Futuna) or R… |
| + Added | Government.Suffrage.text |
— | 18 years of age; universal |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | Around 800 B.C., the first settlers arrived on the islands of Wallis and Futuna, which are a natural midpoint between Fiji and Samoa. Around A.D. 1500, Tongans invaded Wallis, and a chiefdom system resembling Tonga’s fo… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of France |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.0-14 years.text |
— | 19.8% (male 1,643/female 1,511) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.15-64 years.text |
— | 67.5% (male 5,535/female 5,247) |
| + Added | People and Society.Age structure.65 years and over.text |
— | 12.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,023/female 1,005) |
| + Added | People and Society.Birth rate.text |
— | 11.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Currently married women (ages 15-49).text |
— | 57.2% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Death rate.text |
— | 6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Dependency ratios.elderly dependency ratio.text |
— | 19.7 (2025 est.) |