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Wallis and Futuna Islands, an overseas territory of France, are made up of two groups of volcanic islands a
couple of hundred kilometres apart.
The overseas French territory of Wallis and Futuna is north-east
of Fiji, west of Western Samoa, and south
of Tuvalu.
The islanders have had French citizenship since the early 1960's.
For some, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna are idyllic tropical
islands with a French flavour, while for others they represent continuing French
colonialism, thwarted independence movements and nuclear testing.
British explorer Samuel Wallis visited the area in the early
1700's.
The main island in Wallis is Uvea, and there about 20 smaller islands
and islets.
Mata Utu
The capital of the territory is on Wallis Island.
Two Dutch navigators first sighted the mountainous islands of
Futuna and Alofi in 1617.
April is the start of hurricane season.
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