Outline of Wallis and Futuna

The Flag of Wallis and Futuna		The Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna

The location of Wallis and Futuna

An enlargeable map of the French Overseas Collectivity of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

See also: Index of Wallis and Futuna-related articles

The Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (French: Wallis-et-Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna) is a 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
  • Futuna
  • Alofi

Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Wallis and Futuna:

General reference

• 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):
• Etymology: Name of Wallis and Futuna
• 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

Main article: Geography of Wallis and Futuna

• Wallis and Futuna is: A French overseas collectivity
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Polynesia
  • 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

An enlargeable satellite image of the islands of Futuna and Alofi

Main article: Environment of Wallis and Futuna

• Climate of Wallis and Futuna
• Environmental issues in Wallis and Futuna
• Ecoregions in Wallis and Futuna
• Renewable energy in Wallis and Futuna
• Geology of Wallis and Futuna
• Protected areas of Wallis and Futuna
  • Biosphere reserves in Wallis and Futuna
  • National parks of Wallis and Futuna
• Wildlife of Wallis and Futuna
  • Flora of Wallis and Futuna
  • Fauna of Wallis and Futuna
    • Birds of Wallis and Futuna
    • Mammals of Wallis and Futuna

Natural geographic features of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Landforms of Wallis and Futuna

• Fjords of Wallis and Futuna
• Glaciers of Wallis and Futuna
• Islands of Wallis and Futuna
• Lakes of Wallis and Futuna
• Mountains of Wallis and Futuna
  • Volcanoes in Wallis and Futuna
• Rivers of Wallis and Futuna
  • Waterfalls of Wallis and Futuna
• Valleys of Wallis and Futuna
• World Heritage Sites in Wallis and Futuna: None

Regions of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Regions of Wallis and Futuna

Ecoregions of Wallis and Futuna

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Wallis and Futuna and Ecoregions in Wallis and Futuna

Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna

• Provinces of Wallis and Futuna
  • Districts of Wallis and Futuna
    • Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna

Provinces of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Provinces of Wallis and Futuna

Districts of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Districts of Wallis and Futuna

Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna

• Capital of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu
• Cities of Wallis and Futuna

Demography of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Demographics of Wallis and Futuna

Government and politics of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Government of Wallis and Futuna and Politics of Wallis and Futuna

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity
• Capital of Wallis and Futuna: Mata-Utu

• Elections in Wallis and Futuna
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Wallis and Futuna
• Political scandals of Wallis and Futuna
• Taxation in Wallis and Futuna

Branches of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Government of Wallis and Futuna

Executive branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

• Head of state: President of Wallis and Futuna,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Wallis and Futuna,
• Cabinet of Wallis and Futuna

Legislative branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

• Parliament of Wallis and Futuna (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Wallis and Futuna
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Wallis and Futuna

Judicial branch of the government of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Court system of Wallis and Futuna

• Supreme Court of Wallis and Futuna

Foreign relations of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Foreign relations of Wallis and Futuna

• Diplomatic missions in Wallis and Futuna
• Diplomatic missions of Wallis and Futuna

International organization membership

The Territory of Wallis and Futuna is a member of:^[1]

• Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (observer)
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

Law and order in Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Law of Wallis and Futuna

• Capital punishment in Wallis and Futuna
• Constitution of Wallis and Futuna
• Crime in Wallis and Futuna
• Human rights in Wallis and Futuna
  • LGBT rights in Wallis and Futuna
  • Freedom of religion in Wallis and Futuna
• Law enforcement in Wallis and Futuna

Military of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Military of Wallis and Futuna

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Wallis and Futuna
• Forces
  • Army of Wallis and Futuna
  • Navy of Wallis and Futuna
  • Air Force of Wallis and Futuna
  • Special forces of Wallis and Futuna
• Military history of Wallis and Futuna
• Military ranks of Wallis and Futuna

Local government in Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Local government in Wallis and Futuna

History of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: History of Wallis and Futuna, Timeline of the history of Wallis and Futuna, and Current events of Wallis and Futuna

• Economic history of Wallis and Futuna
• Military history of Wallis and Futuna

Culture of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Culture of Wallis and Futuna

• Architecture of Wallis and Futuna
• Cuisine of Wallis and Futuna
• Ethnic minorities in Wallis and Futuna
• Festivals in Wallis and Futuna
• Humor in Wallis and Futuna
• Languages of Wallis and Futuna
• Media in Wallis and Futuna
• National symbols of Wallis and Futuna
  • Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna
  • Flag of Wallis and Futuna
  • National anthem of Wallis and Futuna
• People of Wallis and Futuna
• Prostitution in Wallis and Futuna
• Public holidays in Wallis and Futuna
• Records of Wallis and Futuna
• Religion in Wallis and Futuna
  • Buddhism in Wallis and Futuna
  • Christianity in Wallis and Futuna
  • Hinduism in Wallis and Futuna
  • Islam in Wallis and Futuna
  • Judaism in Wallis and Futuna
  • Sikhism in Wallis and Futuna
• World Heritage Sites in Wallis and Futuna: None

Art in Wallis and Futuna

• Art in Wallis and Futuna
• Cinema of Wallis and Futuna
• Literature of Wallis and Futuna
• Music of Wallis and Futuna
• Television in Wallis and Futuna
• Theatre in Wallis and Futuna

Sports in Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Sports in Wallis and Futuna

• Football in Wallis and Futuna
• Wallis and Futuna at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Economy of Wallis and Futuna

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Agriculture in Wallis and Futuna
• Banking in Wallis and Futuna
  • National Bank of Wallis and Futuna
• Communications in Wallis and Futuna
  • Internet in Wallis and Futuna
• Companies of Wallis and Futuna

• Currency of Wallis and Futuna: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XPF

• Economic history of Wallis and Futuna
• Energy in Wallis and Futuna
  • Energy policy of Wallis and Futuna
  • Oil industry in Wallis and Futuna
• Health care in Wallis and Futuna
• Mining in Wallis and Futuna
• Wallis and Futuna Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Wallis and Futuna
• Transport in Wallis and Futuna
  • Airports in Wallis and Futuna
  • Rail transport in Wallis and Futuna
  • Roads in Wallis and Futuna
• Water supply and sanitation in Wallis and Futuna

Education in Wallis and Futuna

Main article: Education in Wallis and Futuna

See also

	Oceania portal
	France portal

Main article: Wallis and Futuna

• Index of Wallis and Futuna-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Wallis and Futuna-related topics
• Outline of France
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Wallis and Futuna". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wf.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Wallis and Futuna

• Official website of the Assembly (French)
• Official website of the French Administrateur supérieur de Wallis et Futuna (French)
• Wallis and Futuna at the Open Directory Project
• Map of Wallis and Futuna, with district boundaries
• (French) Information about Wallis and Futuna
• (French) Pictures of Wallis