Wallis and Futuna

The Collectivity of Wallis and Futuna (French: Wallis et Futuna or Wallis-et-Futuna or Collectivité de Wallis et Futuna) is a group of mainly three volcanic tropical islands (Wallis (Uvea), Futuna, and Alofi) with fringing reefs located in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa.

Demographics

The total population of the territory at the 2003 census was 14,944 (67.4% on the island of Wallis, 32.6% on the island of Futuna), the vast majority of Polynesian ethnicity, with a small minority of French descent. More than 16,000 Wallisians and Futunians live as expatriates in New Caledonia, which is more than the total population of Wallis and Futuna. The overwhelming majority of the people in Wallis and Futuna are Catholic. They speak both French and Wallisian or Futunian, the indigenous Polynesian languages. Half the total population (both men and women) age 15 and over can read and write.

Related Topics:
2003 - Polynesia - New Caledonia - Catholic - French - Wallisian - Futunian - Polynesian languages

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