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Map showing the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific Ocean, with detailed insets of the Wallis Islands (centered on Uvea) and the Horne Islands (Futuna and Alofi). The map marks settlements, main roads, mountains such as Mount Singavi and Mount Kolofau, and surrounding waters. A locator inset shows the territory's position relative to the Pacific region. Map of the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean highlighting Wallis and Futuna, a French overseas territory, in relation to nearby island nations and territories such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, and French Polynesia. Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean. Population-density map of Pacific island countries and territories, with darker shading indicating more people per square kilometer. Naoero is the most densely populated, while many larger island groups, including Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and French Polynesia, have lower densities.
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Wallis and Futuna: References & Edit History

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General information on the region may be found in Norman Douglas and Ngaire Douglas (eds.), Pacific Islands Yearbook, 17th ed. (1994); Betty Dunford and Reilly Ridgell, Pacific Neighbors (1996); and Christian Jost (ed.), The French-Speaking Pacific: Population, Environment, and Development Issues (1998). International Business Publications, USA, Wallis and Futuna: A Spy Guide (2005), gives an introduction to the islands.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Nov 02, 2026
Invalidated site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Wallis and Futuna. Sep 08, 2026
Updated population data, area figures, import/export data, and history. Sep 10, 2025
Add new Web site: Guampedia - POP Cultures: Wallis and Futuna. Apr 04, 2025
Add new Web site: USP Electronic Research Repository - What development for Wallis and Futuna? (PDF). Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Prince Edward Island - Institute of Island Studies - Wallis and Futuna. Sep 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Wallis and Futuna, Pacific Ocean. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Wallis and Futuna. Jan 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Wallis and Futuna. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Wallis and Futuna. Sep 21, 2023
Population data updated. Oct 12, 2022
Media added. Jan 26, 2018
Revised History section to mention the turbulent leadership situation of the early 2000s. Dec 07, 2016
Population data updated. Jan 09, 2012
Added map of Wallis and Futuna. Jan 09, 2012
History updated. Aug 21, 2008
Bibliography revised and updated. Aug 21, 2008
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 21, 2008
Added new Web site: Lonely Planet - Wallis and Futuna. Jul 09, 2008
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Wallis and Futuna. Jul 24, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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