Communications: Broadcast media
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)
Communications: Internet country code
.wf
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
45.8% (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
26 (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
3,000 (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
107 (2023)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
12,200 (2023)
Economy: Agricultural products
coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats; fish
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$34.18 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$32.54 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
104.711 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
100.88 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
113.474 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
110.347 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
110.31 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
seats (2023)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, prepared meat, poultry, iron pipe fittings, animal food (2023)
Environment: Climate
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
Environment: Environmental issues
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
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
42.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 7% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 35.2% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
74.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
0% (2023 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
0% of total population (2023)
Geography: Area - comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
142 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
129 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography: Geography - note
both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes
Geography: Irrigated land
0.6 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
42.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 7% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 35.2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
74.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
0% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Oceania
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
cyclones; tsunamis
Geography: Terrain
volcanic origin; low hills
Government: Administrative divisions
3 administrative precincts ( circonscriptions , singular - circonscription ) Alo, Sigave, Uvea
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
13 57 S, 171 56 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship
see France
Government: Constitution: amendment process
French constitution amendment procedures apply
Government: Constitution: history
4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Wallis and Futuna
Government: Country name: etymology
Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who visited in 1767; Futuna is a local name, and the meaning is unclear
Government: Country name: former
Hoorn Islands is the former name of the Futuna Islands
Government: Country name: local long form
Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
Government: Country name: local short form
Wallis et Futuna
Government: Dependency status
overseas collectivity of France
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US
none (overseas collectivity of France)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US
none (overseas territory of France)
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Council of the Territory appointed by the administrator superior on the advice of the Territorial Assembly
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Administrator Superior Jean-François de MANHEULLE (since 17 November 2025)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
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 Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly elected by assembly members
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President of the Territorial Assembly Munipoese MULI'AKA'AKA (since 20 March 2022)
Government: Flag
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 in white on two sides, is in the upper-left corner meaning: the triangles represent the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator history: the design is derived from a red flag with a white cross that French missionaries introduced in the 19th century
Government: International organization participation
PIF (observer), SPC, UPU
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
NA
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
courts of first instance; labor court
Government: Legal system
French civil law
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Territorial Assembly (Assemblée territoriale)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
3/20/2022
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
20 (directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Ofa mo'oni ki tou fenua (2); Mauli fetokoniaki (2); 1 seat each from 16 other lists
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
5 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
official anthem, as a French territory
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle
Government: National color(s)
red, white
Government: National holiday
Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790)
Government: National symbol(s)
red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field
Government: Political parties
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 RPWF-LR Socialist Party or PS Taumu'a Lelei Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
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 formal hierarchy developed on the island. Tongans attempted to settle Futuna but were repeatedly rebuffed. Samoans settled Futuna in the 1600s, and a slightly less centralized chiefdom system formed. Dutch explorers were the first Europeans to see the islands in 1616, followed intermittently by other Europeans, including British explorer Samuel WALLIS in 1767. French Catholic missionaries were the first Europeans to permanently settle Wallis and Futuna in 1837, and they converted most of the population of both islands by 1846. The missionaries and newly converted King LAVELUA of Uvea on Wallis asked France for a protectorate in 1842 following a local rebellion. France agreed, although the protectorate status would not be ratified until 1887. In 1888, King MUSULAMU of Alo and King TAMOLE of Sigave, both on Futuna, signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate; the Wallis and Futuna protectorate was integrated into the territory of New Caledonia the same year. France renegotiated the terms of the protectorate with the territory’s three kings in 1910, expanding French authority. Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, until the arrival of Free French and US troops in 1942. In 1959, inhabitants of the islands voted to separate from New Caledonia, becoming a French overseas territory in 1961. Despite the split, a significant Wallisian and Futunan community still lives in New Caledonia. In 2003, Wallis and Futuna became a French overseas collectivity. The islands joined the Pacific Islands Forum as an associate member in 2018, two years after France’s other Pacific territories became full members of the organization.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
19.8% (male 1,643/female 1,511)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
67.5% (male 5,535/female 5,247)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
12.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,023/female 1,005)
People and Society: Birth rate
11.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
57.2% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
19.7 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
5.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
48.7 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
29 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 99.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 99.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: NA
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Polynesian
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.84 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
84.2 years
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
78.2 years
People and Society: Literacy: female
100% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
99.9% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
99.8% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Median age: female
37.3 years
People and Society: Median age: male
35.5 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
People and Society: Net migration rate
-3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.19% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
7,781
People and Society: Population: male
8,217
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 94.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 94.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 5.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 5.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.09 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
1.02 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.71 children born/woman (2025 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
0% of total population (2023)
Transportation: Airports
2 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 1
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
1 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Mata-Utu
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
0
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
1 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
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