Wallis and Fortuna.

Name: wallis islands and Futuna Islands (French Overseas Autonomous Territory)

Official Name: (wallis islands and Futuna Islands)

Physical geography: It consists of wallis islands and Futuna Islands, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, west of international international date line. It is 600 kilometers away from Fiji in the southwest and adjacent to Tuvalu and Samoa in the north. Wallis islands and Futuna Islands are about160km apart, and both belong to Polynesian Islands. Wallis islands includes the main island Uvea (south latitude/KOOC-0/3.20 degrees, west longitude/KOOC-0/76./KOOC-0/0 degrees) and 22 nearby islands, with an area of/KOOC-0/59 square kilometers. There are volcanoes and lagoons on the main island, and the highest point is143m above sea level. Futuna Islands is located at 18. 1 1 degree south to 18.2 1 degree west to178.1degree west, and consists of two small islands, Futuna and Alofi. The two islands are located in the tropics and the temperature is usually 23-30℃. 65438+1There is always a cyclone from October to March.

Location: The territory of Wallis and Futuna consists of two groups of islands; Wallis islands, including Wallis Island (also known as Uvea) and 22 small islands on the surrounding rocks, and Futuma (or Hulu) composed of Futuna and Alofi in the southeast, are located in the northeast of Fiji Island in the west of Western Samoa. The temperature is usually around 100 degrees. 23℃ (73F) and 30℃ (86F), with a cyclone season between 10 and March.

Area: 274 square kilometers

Area: 274 square kilometers.

Population: 15000 (1996)

Population: 15000( 1996)

Population density: 54.7 people per square kilometer (1996)

Density: 54.7 people per square kilometer

Records: Matatu.

Capital: Mata-Utu.

Religion: mainly Roman Catholic.

Religion: Almost all residents believe in Christianity and are followers of the Roman Catholic Church.

Politics: Law 196 1 formulated according to the Constitution of the Fifth Republic of France and its subsidiary laws declare that wallis islands and Futuna Islands are French overseas territories and an inalienable part of France. According to the decree, wallis islands and Futuna Islands shall set up administrative bodies, territorial committees and territorial parliaments, and participate in the election of national representatives. According to the decree, the decree envisages and implements administrative, political and social changes, aiming at the smooth integration of the three traditional kingdoms with the new territorial institutions. The king was assisted by ministers and traditional chiefs.

Senior administrative officials appointed by France are the representatives of the country in the territory, responsible for foreign affairs, national defense, public security, finance and education, but they need to consult with the territorial Committee.

The territorial Council consists of six members, including three kings (65,438+0 in wallis islands and two in Futuna Islands) and three kings appointed by the Senior Administrator on the recommendation of the territorial Council.

The territorial parliament assists in the administration of the territory and consists of 20 members elected by universal suffrage for a term of five years. The territorial parliament elects a member as the chairman to lead the territorial parliament. The Territory elects its national representatives, namely, members of the French National Assembly, senators and members of the Economic and Social Committee, and participates in elections for members of the European Parliament.

Leon Alexander legrand.

Person in charge: Leon Alexandre Legrand, Administrator (date of appointment: August 2008 1994).