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.

Transportation & Communications

In 1994, the territory had 1,125 telephones in use, had one AM radio station, and two television broadcast stations.

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The island of Wallis has about 100 kilometers of highway, 16 paved, while the island of Futuna has only 20 kilometers, none of it paved. The territory has two main ports and harbors, Leava (on the island of Futuna), and Matâ'Utu, that support its merchant marine fleet consisting of three ships totaling 92,060 GRT or 45,881 DWT: two passenger ships and a petroleum tanker. There are two airports, one with a paved runway about 2000 meters long, one with a 1000-meter unpaved strip.

Related Topics:
Leava - Merchant marine

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The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based AirCalin. There is an AirCalin office in Matâ'Utu on Wallis. There are no commercial boat operators.

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