Wallis and Futuna

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Wallis and Futuna
Wallis-et-Futuna (French)
ʻUvea mo Futuna (Wallisian and Futunan)
Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Territoire des îles Wallis-et-Futuna (French)
Munipoese Muli’aka’aka
• King of Uvea
Patalione Kanimoa
• King of Alo
Lino Leleivai
• King of Sigave
Eufenio Takala
Legislature
+681
ISO 3166 code
Internet TLD.wf

Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands[A][3] (/ˈwɒlɪs ...fˈtnə/), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast.

Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island
.

Since 28 March 2003, Wallis and Futuna has been a

territoire d'outre-mer
, or TOM). Its official name did not change with the change in its status.

History

Drawing of Wallis Island by Captain Samuel Wallis in 1767
Coastal view of Wallis island by Captain James Cook in 1773
Ruins of the Talietumu fort

Early humans

The earliest signs of human habitation on these islands are artifacts characteristic of the

Tongan cultural features, while Wallis underwent greater fundamental changes in its society, language, and culture.[5] The original inhabitants built forts and other identifiable structures on the islands (many of which are in ruins), some of which are still partially intact. Oral history and archaeological evidence suggests that the Tongan invaders re-occupied and modified some of these structures. The oral history also preserves a cultural memory of relationships between Samoa and Futuna that are so longstanding, they are described in the islanders' origin stories.[5]

European settlements

Futuna was first put on European maps by Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, during their circumnavigation of the globe, in 1616. They named the islands of Futuna "Hoornse Eylanden", after the Dutch town of Hoorn where they hailed from. This was later translated into French, as "Isles de Horne." The Wallis Islands are named after the British explorer Samuel Wallis, who sailed past them in 1767, after being the first European to visit Tahiti.[6][7] The French were the first Europeans to settle in the territory,[8] with the arrival of French missionaries in 1837, who converted the population to Roman Catholicism. Pierre Chanel, canonized in 1954, is a major patron saint of the island of Futuna and of the region.

On 5 April 1842, the missionaries asked for the protection of France, after the uprising of part of the local population. On 5 April 1887, the queen of Uvea (of the traditional chiefdom of Wallis) signed a treaty, officially establishing a French protectorate. The kings of Sigave and Alo (on the islands of Futuna and Alofi) also signed a treaty establishing a French protectorate, on 16 February 1888. From that moment, the islands were officially under the authority of the French colony of New Caledonia.

In 1917, the three traditional kingdoms of Uvea, Sigave, and Alo were annexed by France, integrated into the colony of Wallis and Futuna, and remained under the authority of the colony of New Caledonia.[9]

World War II

During

US Marine Corps later landed on Wallis, on 29 May 1942.[10]

Overseas territory

In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands

French overseas territory, effective since 29 July 1961,[4] thus ending their subordination to New Caledonia.[11]

In 2005, the 50th

Kapiliele Faupala was installed as king despite protests from some of the royal clans. He was deposed in 2014. A new king, Patalione Kanimoa, was eventually installed in Uvea in 2016; Lino Leleivai in Alo on Futuna succeeded after Filipo Katoa had abdicated, and Eufenio Takala succeeded Polikalepo Kolivai in Sigave. The French president at the time, François Hollande
, attended the installation ceremony.

Governance and law

The territory is divided into three traditional kingdoms (royaumes coutumiers): Uvea, on the island of Wallis, Sigave, on the western part of the island of Futuna, and Alo, on the eastern part of the island of Futuna and on the uninhabited island of Alofi (only Uvea is further subdivided, into three districts):

Kingdom
  District
Capital Area
(km2)
Population
2003 census
Population
2018 census
Population
2023 census
2003–2018
evolution
Villages[a]
Wallis Island
Uvea (Wallis) Mata Utu 77.5 10,071 8,333 8,088 Decrease −17.3% 21
Hihifo ("west") Vaitupu 23.4 2,422 1,942 1,855 Decrease −19.8% 5
Hahake ("east") Mata Utu 27.8 3,950 3,415 3,343 Decrease −13.5% 6
Mu'a ("first") Mala'efo'ou[b] 26.3 3,699 2,976 2,890 Decrease −19.5% 10
Futuna[c]
Sigave (Singave) Leava 16.75 1,880 1,275 1,188 Decrease −32.2% 6
Alo Mala'e 47.5 2,993 1,950 1,875 Decrease −34.8% 9
Total Futuna Leava 64.25 4,873 3,225 3,063 Decrease −33.8% 15
Overall total Mata Utu 142.42 14,944 11,558 11,151 Decrease −22.7% 36
  1. ^ Refers to villages with municipal status.
  2. ^ Formerly called Mua.
  3. ^ Alofi is virtually uninhabited; administratively it falls under Alo.

The capital of the collectivity is

French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly. The most recent election was held on 20 March 2022.[13]

As of 2023, the head of state is President Emmanuel Macron of France, as represented by Administrator-Superior Hervé Jonathan.[14] The president of the Territorial Assembly has been Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka since March 2022.[15] The Council of the Territory consists of three kings (monarchs of the three pre-colonial kingdoms) and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly.

The legislative branch consists of the unicameral 20-member Territorial Assembly or

French National Assembly
.

Criminal justice is generally governed by French law and administered by a tribunal of first resort in Mata Utu; appeals from that tribunal are decided by the

Court of Appeal in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in non-criminal cases (civil-law disputes), the three traditional kingdoms administer justice according to customary law
.

The territory participates in the

.

Geography and climate

Location map of Wallis and Futuna in relation to France.
Map of the territory of Wallis and Futuna
Wallis Island
(Uvea)

Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It is 13°18′S 176°12′W / 13.300°S 176.200°W / -13.300; -176.200, 360 km (220 mi) west of Samoa and 480 km (300 mi) northeast of Fiji.

The territory includes the island of Uvéa (also called Wallis), which is the most populous; the island of Futuna; the virtually uninhabited island of Alofi; and 20 uninhabited islets. The total area of the territory is 274 km2 (106 sq mi), with 129 km (80 mi) of coastline. The highest point in the territory is Mont Puke, on the island of Futuna, at 524 m (1,719 ft).

The islands have a hot, rainy season from November to April, when tropical cyclones passing over them cause storms. Then they have a cool, dry season from May to October, caused by the southeast trade winds that predominate during those months. The average annual rainfall is between 2,500 and 3,000 millimeters (98–118  in), and rain is likely on at least 260 days per year. The average humidity is 80%. The average annual temperature is 26.6 °C (79.9 °F), rarely falling below 24.0 °C (75.2 °F); during the rainy season, it ranges between 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) and 32.0 °C (89.6 °F).

Only 5% of the islands' land area consists of arable land; permanent crops cover another 20%. Deforestation is a serious problem: Only small portions of the original forests remain, largely because the inhabitants use wood as their main fuel source, and, as a result, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly susceptible to erosion. The island of Alofi lacks natural freshwater resources, so it has no permanent settlements.

Volcanic activity during the mid-Pleistocene created numerous volcanic crater lakes on Uvea (Wallis Island). The names of some of them are: Lalolalo, Lano, Lanutavake, Lanutuli, Lanumaha, Kikila, and Alofivai.[16]

Wallis and Futuna is part of the Fiji tropical moist forests terrestrial ecoregion.[17]

Climate data for Mata Utu (Köppen Af)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.3
(86.5)
30.3
(86.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
28.9
(84.0)
29.1
(84.4)
29.3
(84.7)
29.5
(85.1)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
27.4
(81.3)
27.1
(80.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.4
(75.9)
24.3
(75.7)
24.4
(75.9)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.4
(75.9)
24.3
(75.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 381.4
(15.02)
301.3
(11.86)
373.5
(14.70)
287.6
(11.32)
258.4
(10.17)
159.3
(6.27)
186.5
(7.34)
149.9
(5.90)
221.1
(8.70)
330.4
(13.01)
322.9
(12.71)
350.3
(13.79)
3,322.6
(130.79)
Average rainy days 20 19 19 16 16 14 14 14 14 19 17 19 201
Source: Weatherbase[18]
Climate data for Hihifo District (Köppen Af)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
33.0
(91.4)
32.8
(91.0)
33.4
(92.1)
32.8
(91.0)
32.1
(89.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.4)
33.1
(91.6)
32.7
(90.9)
33.4
(92.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
29.8
(85.6)
29.4
(84.9)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
28.0
(82.4)
27.7
(81.9)
27.5
(81.5)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.9
(82.2)
27.6
(81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.1
(77.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
24.6
(76.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.7
(76.5)
24.8
(76.6)
25.0
(77.0)
24.9
(76.8)
Record low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
20.5
(68.9)
19.6
(67.3)
19.3
(66.7)
18.5
(65.3)
19.7
(67.5)
18.0
(64.4)
18.4
(65.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.5
(67.1)
20.5
(68.9)
19.5
(67.1)
18.0
(64.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 395.2
(15.56)
332.1
(13.07)
309.3
(12.18)
289.1
(11.38)
223.8
(8.81)
179.7
(7.07)
213.4
(8.40)
165.3
(6.51)
219.8
(8.65)
297.8
(11.72)
306.2
(12.06)
347.0
(13.66)
3,278.7
(129.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.2 18.1 19.3 17.4 16.7 14.8 15.6 14.5 15.4 17.7 18.0 19.9 207.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.9 161.4 175.4 185.9 180.8 167.9 179.8 192.5 191.0 187.4 181.6 175.2 2,149.9
Source:
Météo France[19]

Islands

Wallis Island
Satellite image of Futuna Island and Alofi Island, also known as the Hoorn Islands
Island Capital Other Villages Area (km2) Population[1]
Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu Leava, Vaitupu, Alele, Liku, Falaleu, Utufua 142.42 11,558
Hoorn Islands (Futuna and Alofi islands) Leava
Vele
64.1 3,225
Alofi 17.8 0
Futuna Leava
Tavai
46.3 3,225
Faioa 0.68 0
Fenuafo'ou 0.03 0
Fugalei 0.18 0
Ilot St. Christophe Chappel St. Christophe 0.03 0
Luaniva 0.18 0
Nukuatea 0.74 0
Nukufotu 0.04 0
Nukuhifala Nukuhifala 0.067 4
Nukuhione 0.02 0
Nukuloa Nukuloa 0.35 10
Nukutapu 0.05 0
Nukuteatea 0.1 0
Other Nukuato 0.043 0
Wallis Islands Mata Utu Vaitupu, Alele, Liku, Falaleu, Utufua, Mala'efo'ou, Mala'e 75.9 8,333
Wallis (island) Mata Utu Vaitupu, Alele, Liku, Falaleu, Utufua, Mala'efo'ou, Mala'e 75.8 8,333
Tekaviki 0.01 0
Other 0 0
Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu Leava, Vaitupu, Alele, Liku, Falaleu, Utufua 142.42 11,558

Flora and fauna

Economy

The GDP of Wallis and Futuna in 2005 was US$188 million (at market exchange rates).[2] The territory's economy consists mostly of traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of the labor force earning its livelihood from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government. Additional revenue comes from French government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and France. Industries include copra, handicrafts, fishing, and lumber. Agricultural products include coconuts, breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas, pigs, and fish. Exports include copra, chemicals, and fish.

There is a single bank in the territory, Banque de Wallis-et-Futuna, established in 1991. It is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. There had previously been a branch of Banque Indosuez at Mata Utu. It had opened in 1977, but was closed in 1989, leaving the territory without any bank for two years.

Demographics

Population

Futuna Island
Alofi Island

The total population of the territory at the July 2023 census was 11,151 (72.5% on the island of Wallis, 27.5% on the island of Futuna),

Polynesian ethnicity, with a small minority who were born in Metropolitan France
or are of French descent.

Lack of economic opportunities has, since the 1950s, been impelling many young Wallisians and Futunians to migrate to the more prosperous French territory of New Caledonia, where, as French citizens, they are legally entitled to settle and work. Since the mid-2000s, emigration has surged in response to political tensions on the main island of Wallis (Uvea), that have arisen from a feud between rival aristocratic clans, who are supporting competing kings. Emigrants have begun settling, not only in New Caledonia, but also much farther away, in Metropolitan France. At the 2019 New Caledonian census, 22,520 residents of New Caledonia (whether born in New Caledonia or in Wallis and Futuna) reported their ethnicity as "Wallisian and Futunian".[22] This is almost double the total population of Wallis and Futuna.

Historical population

1969 1976 1983 1990 1996 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023
8,546 9,192 12,408 13,705 14,166 14,944 13,484 12,197 11,558 11,151
Official figures from past censuses.[21][23][20]

Languages

Languages spoken at home in Wallis and Futuna (2018 Census)[24]

  Wallisian (59.1%)
  Futunan (27.9%)
  French (12.7%)

According to the 2018 census, among people 14 y/o and older, 59.1% reported

Futuna, the languages most spoken at home were Futunan (94.5%, down from 94.9% in 2008), French (5.3%, up from 4.2% in 2008), and Wallisian (0.2%, down from 0.8% in 2008).[24][25]

At the 2018 census, 90.5% of people 14 y/o and older could speak, read and write either Wallisian or Futunan (up from 88.5% at the 2008 census), and 7.2% had no knowledge of either Wallisian or Futunan (same percentage as at the 2008 census).[26][27]

Among those 14 y/o and older, 84.2% could speak, read and write French in 2018 (up from 78.2% at the 2008 census), and 11.8% reported that they had no knowledge of French (down from 17.3% at the 2008 census).[28][29] On Wallis Island, 85.1% of people age 14 or older could speak, read and write French (up from 81.1% at the 2008 census), and 10.9% reported that they had no knowledge of French (down from 14.3% at the 2008 census).[28][29] On Futuna, 81.9% of people age 14 or older could speak, read and write French (up from 71.6% at the 2008 census), and 14.0% had no knowledge of French (down from 24.3% at the 2008 census).[28][29]

Religion

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu

The overwhelming majority (99%) of the people in Wallis and Futuna are

Diocese of Wallis and Futuna, with a see at Mata Utu, a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nouméa (New Caledonia).[31]

Culture

The culture of Wallis and Futuna is

Futunan cultures are very similar to each other in language, dance
, cuisine and modes of celebration.

Fishing and agriculture are the traditional occupations, and most people live in traditional oval, thatch fale houses.[32] Kava is a popular beverage brewed in the two islands, as in much else of Polynesia. It also serves as a traditional offering in rituals.[32] Highly detailed tapa cloth art is a specialty of Wallis and Futuna.[33]

Uvea Museum Association is a private museum that holds a collection of objects that record the history of the Second World War in the territory.[34] It is located in Mata Utu shopping center and in 2009 was open by appointment.[35]

Transport and communications

In 2018, the territory had 3,132 telephones in use,

merchant marine fleet, which comprises three ships (two passenger ships and a petroleum tanker), totaling 92,060 GRT or 45,881 tonnes. There are two airports: Hihifo Airport, on Wallis, which has a 2.1 km (1.3 mi) paved runway; and Pointe Vele Airport, on Futuna, which has a 1 km (0.62 mi) runway.[37] Now the only commercial flights to and from Wallis are operated by Caledonia-based Aircalin
, which has an office in Mata Utu. There are currently no commercial boat operators.

Newspapers

The French High Commission published a local newspaper in the 1970s, Nouvelles de Wallis et de Futuna.[38] Today, news is available online via a local program broadcast by the French television network La Première.[39]

Education

There are 18 primary schools in the territory, 12 on Wallis and six on Futuna, with a combined total of over 5200 students.[40]

The territory has six junior high schools and one senior high school/sixth-form college.[41]

  • Junior high schools (collèges) in Wallis: Mataotama de Malae, Alofivai de Lano, Vaimoana de Lavegahau, and Tinemui de Teesi
  • Junior high schools in Futuna: Fiua de Sigave and Sisia d'Ono
  • The senior high school/sixth-form college is Lycée d'État de Wallis et Futuna on Wallis

There is also an agricultural high school.[40]

Healthcare

As of 2018, yaws was endemic in the area, but cases were not being reported to the WHO eradication program.[42]

Healthcare is available free of charge in two hospitals on Uvea and Futuna islands.[43] There are also three dispensaries.[44]

Environment

Deforestation is a major concern in the region as only small portions of the original forests remain due to the continued use of wood as the main source of fuel. Consequently, the mountainous terrain of Futuna has become prone to erosion. There are no permanent settlements on Alofi due to the lack of natural freshwater resources, and the presence of infertile soil on the islands of Uvea and Futuna further reduces agricultural productivity.[45]

See also

Notes

References

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