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Oceania > Wallis and Futuna > Geography

WALLISIAN-FUTUNAN, GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Total 274 sq km [215th of 248]
Area > Water 0 sq km [232nd of 237]
Climate
tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
Coastline 129 km [161st of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Mont Singavi 765 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates 13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography > Note
both island groups have fringing reefs
Land use > Arable land 7.14 % [133rd of 241]
Land use > Other 57.15 % [220th of 241]
Land use > Permanent crops 35.71 % [6th of 241]
Location
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [15th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [110th of 190]
Natural resources NEGL
Population density 55.22 people per sqkm [134th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mont Singavi
Terrain
volcanic origin; low hills

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Wallis and Futuna, Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna, Wallis et Futuna Wallis and Futuna Islands, wallis & futuna isls., Wallis and Futuna Islands

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