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Wallis and Futuna

Location S Pacific Ocean, W of Samoa, NE of Fiji
Latitude and longitude  13 18 S, 176 12 W
Sovereignty France
Political status notes Officially, "Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"
Population  14,900
Census notes est. June 2004
Land area in square kilometers 255
Capital  Matâ'utu

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Loi 61-814 du 29 juillet 1961 conférant aux îles Wallis et Futuna le statut de territoire d'outre-mer (French)

Sources and other useful websites

’Assemblée Territoriale des Iles Wallis et Futuna (French)
France's Overseas Departments and Territories, from the French Embassy in Australia
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pacific Island Populations 2004 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 78K)
Statistiques de Wallis et Futuna (French), from the Service Territorial de la Statistique & des Etudes Economiques 
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook
Wallis and Futuna, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Wallis and Futuna, from the French Embassy in Australia
Wallis and Futuna, map and basic demographic and economic data from the South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the University of the South Pacific
Wallis and Futuna, from Radio Australia’s Charting the Pacific
Wallis and Futuna, from Radio Australia’s Time to Talk
Wallis et Futuna, from the French Ministry of Overseas Departments and Territories (French)

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