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The INSEE (France) site has figures for the 2008 census that are lower than the figures previously reported here. I have changed the data accordingly. For earlier censuses, see Districts of Wallis and Futuna.

A French constitutional reform in 2003 changed the status of Wallis and Futuna from overseas territory to overseas collectivity.

Country overview: 

Short name	WALLIS AND FUTUNA
ISO code	WF
FIPS code	WF
Language	French (fr)
Time zone	+12
Capital	Mata Utu

 

Wallis and Futuna Islands have belonged to France throughout the 20th century, and now have the status of an overseas collectivity.

Other names of country: 

1. Dutch: Wallis en Futuna
2. English: Wallis and Futuna Islands, Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (formal)
3. French: Îles fp Wallis et Futuna, Wallis-et-Futuna
4. German: Wallis und Futuna
5. Italian: Wallis e Futuna
6. Norwegian: Wallisøyene og Futunaøyene
7. Portuguese: Wallis e Futuna
8. Russian: Территория островов Уоллис и Футуна (formal)
9. Spanish: Islas fp Wallis y Futuna, Wallis y Futuna
10. Turkish: Wallis ve Futuna Adaları

Origin of name: 

Discovered in 1767 by Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795)

Primary subdivisions: 

Wallis and Futuna is divided into three kingdoms.

Kingdom	HASC	INSEE	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Alo	WF.AL	98611	2,655	85	33	Malae
Sigave	WF.SI	98612	1,583	30	12	Leava
Uvéa	WF.UV	98613	9,207	96	37	Mata Utu
3 kingdoms			13,445	211	82
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. INSEE: Kingdom code used by INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). Population: 2008-07-27 census.

 

Note: some sources say that Malae and Leava are alternately called Alo and Sigave, respectively.

Postal codes: 

Wallis and Futuna uses five-digit postal codes beginning with 986, according to the French system.

Further subdivisions:

See the Districts of Wallis and Futuna page.

Uvéa is divided into three districts.

Territorial extent: 

1. Alo consists of the eastern part of Futuna Island and the island of Alofi, which is uninhabited. Futuna and Alofi together are known as the Îles de Horne (Hoorn).
2. Singave consists of the western part of Futuna Island.
3. Uvéa consists of Wallis (Uvéa) Island and adjacent reefs. The country's capital, Mata-Utu, is there.

Change history: 

1961-07-29: Status of country changed from French dependency, administered from New Caledonia, to French territoire d'outre-mer (overseas territory).

2003-03-28: Status changed to French collectivité d'outre-mer (overseas collectivity).

Other names of subdivisions: 

1. Sigave: Singave (variant)
2. Uvéa: Wallis (variant)

Sources: 

1. [1] 2008 census: Decree posted at droit.org  (retrieved 2009-06-23).
2. [2] 1996, 2003 censuses: Statistiques de Wallis et Futuna  (retrieved 2009-06-23).
3. [3] 2003, 2008 censuses: Wallis et Futuna: Recensement de la population de 2008  (retrieved 2011-04-25).