Outline of Wallis and Futuna

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

Wallis and Futuna – 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).

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): Wallisian, Futunan
• Etymology:
• 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

• 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

• Climate of 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
  • Fauna of Wallis and Futuna
    • Birds of Wallis and Futuna
    • Mammals of Wallis and Futuna

Natural geographic features 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

Administrative divisions of Wallis and Futuna

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

Municipalities of Wallis and Futuna

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

Demography of Wallis and Futuna

Government and politics of Wallis and Futuna

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
• Political parties in Wallis and Futuna

Branches of the 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

• Supreme Court of Wallis and Futuna

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

• 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

• 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

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

• Military history of Wallis and Futuna

Culture of Wallis and Futuna

• Architecture of Wallis and Futuna
• Festivals 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
• Public holidays in Wallis and Futuna
• Records of Wallis and Futuna
• Religion 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

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

Economy and infrastructure 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
• 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

See also

French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• 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

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 DMOZ
• Map of Wallis and Futuna, with district boundaries
• (French) Information about Wallis and Futuna
• (French) Pictures of Wallis