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HOTEL L'ALBATROS Australia & Oceania » Wallis and Futuna » Wallis, les Wallis, les Wallis and Futuna
Country: Wallis and Futuna
City: Wallis, les
Zip: 98600
Address: BP 421 Uvea
Phone: + 681 72 18 27
Prices Starting at: $100.00

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Wallis and Futuna Country Information and Map

Introduction

Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory.

Location

Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates

13 18 S, 176 12 W

Area

total: 274 sq km note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets water: 0 sq km land: 274 sq km

Area - comparative

1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

129 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

Climate

tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C

Terrain

volcanic origin; low hills

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m

Natural resources

NEGL

Land use

arable land: 5% permanent crops: 20% other: 75% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land

Natural hazards

Environment - current issues

deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources

Environment - international agreements

Geography - note

both island groups have fringing reefs

Population

15,880 (July 2004 est.)

Capital

Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)

Phone Code

+681

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