Wallis and Futuna: Flag and Facts
Wallis and Futuna's unofficial local flag is red with four white triangles pointing inward in the middle and a small French flag in the upper-left corner.
- Official name
- Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Capital
- Mata-Utu
- Region
- Polynesia
- Population
- 15,998 (2025)
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- CFP franc
- Area
- 142 km² (55 sq mi)
- People
- Wallis and Futuna Islander
- Calling code
- +681
- Highest point
- Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m
- Independence
- none (overseas collectivity of France)
- National symbols
- red saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross) on a white square on a red field
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Wallis and Futuna
The first settlers landed around 800 B.C. on these islands, which sit about halfway between Fiji and Samoa. Tongans invaded Wallis around A.D. 1500 and brought a chief system modeled on Tonga's, while Samoans settled Futuna in the 1600s. Dutch explorers sighted the islands in 1616, and the British explorer Samuel Wallis came by in 1767.
French Catholic missionaries settled in 1837 and had converted most people by 1846. France set up protectorates over Wallis and over Futuna, and in 1910 it expanded its authority in a new deal with the three local kings. Today it is an overseas collectivity of France. The islands are volcanic with low hills, and 15,998 people live on 142 square kilometers. Mata-Utu is the capital.
Did you know?
- Mont Singavi on Futuna is the highest point at 522 meters.
- The average temperature is 26.6 degrees Celsius.
- Wallis and Futuna uses the CFP franc.
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Questions about Wallis and Futuna
What do the triangles on the Wallis and Futuna flag mean?
Three stand for the islands' native kings, and the fourth stands for the French administrator.
What language is spoken in Wallis and Futuna?
French is the listed language.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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