Wallis and Futuna
Oceania ยท Capital: Mata-Utu
How it is run: Wallis and Futuna is a territory or observer, so some decisions about it are made elsewhere. The research links below explain who is in charge.
Wallis and Futuna is home to a community in Polynesia, where people speak French.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
Not counted in world data
๐บ๏ธ Land
142 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Not enough data
๐ Size in its region
Part of Oceania
20th largest by land in Oceania.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
French
๐ฐ Money
CFP franc (โฃ)
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+681
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.wf
๐ง People here are called
Wallis and Futuna Islander
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Wallis et Futuna
Also written: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, Territoire des รฎles Wallis et Futuna.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Not a UN member
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Wallis and Futuna has no land borders at all. It is surrounded by water, so boats and planes are the way in and out.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Wallis y Futuna
French
Wallis-et-Futuna
Arabic
ูุงููุณ ูููุชููุง
Chinese
็ฆๅฉๆฏๅๅฏๅพ็บณ็พคๅฒ
Japanese
ใฆใฉใชในใปใใใ
Russian
ะฃะพะปะปะธั ะธ ะคัััะฝะฐ
Portuguese
Wallis e Futuna
German
Wallis und Futuna
Put it in perspective ๐
- All of Wallis and Futuna would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Wallis and Futuna sits in Polynesia, in the southern and western half of the globe.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
๐๏ธ Capital
Mata-Utu
๐ Region
Oceania ยท Polynesia
๐ค Country code
WF
๐๏ธ UN status
Not a UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Linked territory
More about Wallis and Futuna ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
13.3ยฐ S, 176.2ยฐ W
๐ Half of the world
Southern & Western hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC-12 โ when it is noon in London it is about 00:00 in Mata-Utu.
- Wallis and Futuna shares its part of the world with Cook Islands. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Wallis and Futuna lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Wallis and Futuna sits in Polynesia, in the southern and western half of the globe.
- Wallis and Futuna is not a full UN member state, so it doesn't get its own vote in the General Assembly.
- Because of where Wallis and Futuna sits, the school day there starts many hours before or after yours does.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Wallis and Futuna has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Wallis and Futuna can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Wallis and Futuna spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Wallis and Futuna?
Mata-Utu
Which money do people spend in Wallis and Futuna?
CFP franc (โฃ)
How many countries share a land border with Wallis and Futuna?
None โ no land neighbours at all.
Roughly how many people live in Wallis and Futuna?
World data does not count this place separately.
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
Libraries give you books, databases and librarians โ all free.
Library tip: Ask your school or public librarian for their online databases (like Gale in Context or EBSCO Explora). Your library card unlocks them for free at home, and they are already checked by adults for school use.