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World > Oceania > Wallis and Futuna
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Wallis and Futuna |
Introduction:
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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.
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| Official name: |
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| 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) |
| Government type: |
NA |
| Population: |
16,309 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages: |
Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) |
| Official Currency: |
CFP Franc (XPF)
Current CFP Franc Exchange Rates
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| Currency code: |
XPF |
| 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 |
| Climate: |
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 |
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Map of Wallis and Futuna
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