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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna), is a group of three volcanic tropical islands (Wallis (Uvea), Futuna, and Alofi with fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa.
Administration
Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (French: collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) since 2003. Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of an overseas territory (French: territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM).
History
Although they were discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who were the first Europeans to settle in the territory, with the arrival of French missionaries in 1837, who converted the population to Catholicism. Wallis is named after the Cornish explorer Samuel Wallis. More on [ Wallis and Futuna ]
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CIA - The World Factbook: Wallis and Futuna - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
Electionworld.org - Wallis and Futuna - Database on national elections includes results of the last elections and links to parliaments and parties.
Ethnologue - Languages of Wallis and Futuna - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
Meta Description: [ List of languages of Wallis and Futuna. ]
Governments on the WWW: Wallis and Futuna - Directory of government and political web sites.
Meta Description: [ Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Wallis and Futuna. ]
UN Earthwatch - Environmental information and statistics, including details for individual islands in the group.
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