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Capital	Mata-Utu
Currency	Change Franc Pacifique (XPF)
Area	274 sq km
Population	15,585 (July 2002 est.)
Language	French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Religion	Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Calling Code	681
Internet TLD	.wf

Wallis and Futuna is an Overseas Community of France consisting of two small island groupings in Polynesia, near Fiji and Samoa.

Regions

• Horn Islands - Futuna Island is the only one inhabited
• Wallis Islands - Uvea Island is the only one inhabited

Cities

• Mata-Utu [1] is comprised of several islands in Wallis.
• Leava (Sigave)

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Understand

Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory. There are still three ceremonial kingdoms within the territory: Alo, Sigave, Wallis.

The islands are volcanic in origin, with low hills, and fringing reefs. The highest point is Mont Singavi, at 765 m. The climate is tropical: hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C.

Get in

By plane

Uvea and Futuna each have an airport.

By boat

The port of Mata-Utu is located on Uvea. Leava (Sigave) is on Futuna.

Get around

Uvea has 120 km of roads, 16 km of which is paved. Futuna has 20 km of unpaved roads.

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