Wallis and Futuna - The World Factbook Wallis and Futuna Australia and Oceania Page last updated: June 10, 2025 Photos of Wallis and Futuna There are no photos for Wallis and Futuna Country Flag View Details Country Map View Details Locator Map View Details Contents Introduction Geography People and Society Environment
Wallis and Futuna - The World Factbook The first humans settled Wallis and Futuna around 800 B C The islands were a natural midpoint between Fiji and Samoa Around A D 1500, Tongans invaded Wallis and a chiefdom system resembling Tonga’s formal hierarchy developed on the island
Wallis and Futuna - The World Factbook Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II until the arrival of Free French and US troops in 1942 In 1959, inhabitants of the islands voted to separate from New Caledonia and become a French overseas territory, a status it assumed in 1961
Wallis and Futuna - 2022 World Factbook Archive The first humans settled Wallis and Futuna around 800 B C The islands were a natural midpoint between Fiji and Samoa Around A D 1500, Tongans invaded Wallis and a chiefdom system resembling Tonga’s formal hierarchy developed on the island
Details - The World Factbook Wallis and Futuna jpg [15 7 kB, 332 x 500] 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;
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