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-The ''Wallis and Futuna Islands'', in short '''Wallis and Futuna''', officially the '''Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands''' (French: '''Wallis et Futuna''', '''Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna''', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '''Uvea mo Futuna'''), is a Polynesian French island territory (but not part of, or even contiguous with, French Polynesia) in the South Pacific between Fiji and Samoa.
-It is made up of 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 - mainly Wallis Island (Uvea)
-* '''Hoorn Islands''' ('''Futuna Islands'''), in the south - comprising mainly Futuna and Alofi
-Since 2003 Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM).
-The population of Wallis and Futuna is just over 13,000.
-The capital (and largest city) is Mata-Utu.
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