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Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna is in Polynesia. It is not a member state of the United Nations. It is listed here because it has its own country code. Its official name is Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. In the language of the place it is called Wallis et Futuna. The capital is Mata-Utu.

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Key facts

Capital
Mata-Utu
Region
Oceania, Polynesia
Population
16,025
Area
274 km²
Currency
CFP franc (XPF)
Languages
Wallisian, East Futuna, French
Calling code
+681
Internet domain
.wf
ISO codes
WF, WLF, 876
Time zone
UTC+12:00
United Nations
Not a member
Postal code pattern
##### (# = digit, @ = letter)

Land and position

Wallis and Futuna covers about 274 square kilometres. By area it ranks 217th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Maldives and a little larger than Cayman Islands. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 13° south, 176° west, in the southern hemisphere.

People

About 16,025 people live in Wallis and Futuna (GeoNames figure, year not stated). That makes it the 227th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 58 people to each square kilometre. Languages listed for it: Wallisian, East Futuna, French. A person from Wallis and Futuna is called Wallis and Futuna Islander.

Money and economy

The currency is the CFP franc (code XPF, symbol ₣). It is also the main currency of French Polynesia, New Caledonia.

Time

Wallis and Futuna uses one time zone, UTC+12:00 (Pacific/Wallis). Clocks stay the same all year: there is no daylight saving time.

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Offsets are for January 2026. See Time Zones for a converter.

Largest cities

CityPeople
Mata-Utu1,200

City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.

More in Polynesia

American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga. See the whole region.

Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.