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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (/ˈwɒlɪs/ and /fuːˈtuːnə/; French: Wallis-et-Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Though both French and Polynesian, Wallis and Futuna is distinct from the entity known as French Polynesia.
Its land area is 142.42 km2 (54.99 sq mi) with a population of about 12,000. Mata-Utu is the capital and biggest city. The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets, and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 km (160 mi) apart, namely the Wallis Islands (Uvea) in the northeast, and the Hoorn Islands (also known as the Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island.
WALLIS, the historic TONGAN fort Talietumu (Wallis and Futuna, Pacific Ocean)
Wallis and Futuna, Thalassa
Wallis & Futuna - Part 2
WALLIS AND FUTUNA
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna Wallis 2
FUTUNA, the magnificent Catholic Churches (Wallis and Futuna, Pacific Ocean)
FUTUNA, the spectacular LAVA Pyramids (Wallis and Futuna, Pacific Ocean)
Wallis and Futuna get a Guam welcome at FESTPAC
Fighting, Tonga vs Samoa to Wallis and Futuna