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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Wallis and Futuna |
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| Capital | name: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea) geographic coordinates: 13 57 S, 171 56 W time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 16,309 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +12 |
| Location | Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand see map |
| Area | total: 274 sq km land: 274 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 99%, other 1% |
| Languages | Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) |
| Government type | NA |
| National holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) |
| Constitution | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Legal system | French legal system |
| Background | The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but 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. |
| Internet country code | .wf |
