| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166 alpha-2 | WFISO 3166 [2024] |
| ISO 3166 alpha-3 | WLFISO 3166 [2024] |
| Capital | Mata UtuGeoNames [2024] |
| Continent | OceaniaGeoNames [2024] |
| Common name | Wallis and FutunaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Official name | Territory of the Wallis and Futuna IslandsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Local name | Wallis et FutunaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Etymology | Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who visited in 1767; Futuna is a local name, and the meaning is unclearCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy (Territorial Assembly); overseas collectivity of FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Independence | none (overseas collectivity of France)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National holiday | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Head of state | No authoritative open source found |
| Currency code (ISO 4217) | XPFISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Currency | CFP FrancISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Administrative subdivisions | 3ISO 3166-2 Subdivisions [2026] |
| Subdivision names | Alo / Sigave / UveaISO 3166-2 Subdivisions [2026] |
| Historical overview | No authoritative open source found |
| National symbols | red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red fieldCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National anthem | title: "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille); lyrics/music: Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle; history: official anthem, as a French territoryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National colors | red, whiteCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Citizenship rules | see FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who visited in 1767; Futuna is a local name, and the meaning is unclear
description: unofficial local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; a small flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper-left corner meaning: the triangles represent the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator history: the design is derived from a red flag with a white cross that French missionaries introduced in the 19th century
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
