Flag Description

unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant

Background:The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961.

Total Area: 142 sq km

Land Area:142 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

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Border Countries:

Coastline:129 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m

Population:15,561 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.33% (2014 est.)

Religion:Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Literacy(%):0.5

Literacy(%) Male:0.5

Literacy(%) Female:50% (1969 est.)

Independence Day:none (overseas territory of France)

National Holiday:Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)

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