Wallis and Futuna Islands
The Wallis group of Islands contains one main island and 20 smaller
islands whereas the Futuna group contains just two islands one of which
is surrounded with reefs.
The capital of this territory is Mata Utu on Wallis Island. Wallis Island
has about 10,000 people and Futuna has about 5,000.
The people are all French citizens and elect a representative to go to the
French National Assembly.
French Roman Catholic missions were established in the islands in 1837
and the people were converted to Christianity.
to learn a lot about Wallis and Futuna Islands especially
if you can read French.
to see some of the activities available in the Wallis and
Fortuna Islands and see some stunning photos.
Bibliography :
Encarta 95
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This page was last modified on 24th November, 1998
