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Updates: 

Sorin Cosoveanu sent me population data from the 2003 and 2008 censuses. I then proceeded to get confirmation of the data from government sources. See the "Districts of Wallis and Futuna" page for more details. The census refers to the three divisions as circonscriptions (circumscriptions).

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. Spanish: Islas fp Wallis y Futuna, Wallis y Futuna

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	2,789	85	33	Malae
Sigave	WF.SI	98612	1,711	30	12	Leava
Uvéa	WF.UV	98613	9,731	96	37	Mata Utu
3 kingdoms			14,231	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)