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Wallis and Futuna Islands
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.