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Wallis and Futuna

Territory in Oceania

CountryScope

In brief

Area: 142 km². World rank 226 of 249; in Oceania, 20 of 27.

State

Official name
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Local name
Wallis et Futuna
Capital
Mata-Utu
Region
Oceania
Form of government
Parliamentary democracy
UN member
No

Key figures

Area
142 km²

Practical information

Languages
French
Currency
CFP Franc (XPF)
Time zones
UTC+12
Calling code
+681
Driving side
Right

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
129
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Mont Puke, 522 m
Lowest point
Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
28
Warmest month in the capital
January, 28°C
Coldest month in the capital
August, 27°C

Society

Religions
Catholic 99% and other 1%

Safety

Natural hazards
tsunamis and tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.wf

Transport

Airports
2 2025

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/wallis-and-futuna), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.