Outline of Wallis and Futuna
Appearance
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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
Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM).
General reference
[edit]- 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 ISO 3166-2:WF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .wf
Geography of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Geography of Wallis and Futuna
- Wallis and Futuna is: A French overseas collectivity
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- 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
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Natural geographic features of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Regions of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Ecoregions of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna
Provinces of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Districts of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]- Capital of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu
- Cities of Wallis and Futuna
Demography of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Demographics of Wallis and Futuna
Government and politics of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]- 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
[edit]Government of Wallis and Futuna
Executive branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Foreign relations of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]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
[edit]Culture of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]- 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
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Wallis and Futuna
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):
- Communications in Wallis and Futuna
- Currency of Wallis and Futuna: Franc
- Transport in Wallis and Futuna
Education in Wallis and Futuna
[edit]Education in Wallis and Futuna
See also
[edit]- List of international rankings
- List of Wallis and Futuna-related topics
- Outline of France
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Oceania
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wallis and Futuna". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.