Wallis and Futuna
WALLIS ET FUTUNA CE PETIT COIN DE PARADIS
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Wallis and Futuna, officially theTerritory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (french: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna, Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: Uvea mo Futuna),
is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Though both French and Polynesian, Wallis and Futuna is distinct from the entity known as French Polynesia.
The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets, and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 km (160 mi) apart, namely Wallis Islands (Uvea) in the northeast, and Hoorn Islands (also called the Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island.
Since 2003, Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM),
Polynesians settled the islands that would later be called Wallis and Futuna around the year 1000, when the Tongan Empire expanded into the area. The original inhabitants built forts and other identifiable ruins on the islands, some of which are still partially intact.
The territory is made up of three main volcanic tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets, and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 km (160 mi) apart, namely Wallis Islands (Uvea) in the northeast, and Hoorn Islands (also called the Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island.
Since 2003, Wallis and Futuna has been a French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM). Between 1961 and 2003, it had the status of a French overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer, or TOM),
Polynesians settled the islands that would later be called Wallis and Futuna around the year 1000, when the Tongan Empire expanded into the area. The original inhabitants built forts and other identifiable ruins on the islands, some of which are still partially intact.
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Wallis e Futuna (em francês: Wallis-et-Futuna ; wallisiano e futunano: Uvea mo Futuna), oficialmenteIlhas Wallis e Futuna (em francês: les îles Wallis et Futuna),
é uma coletividade de ultramar da França, situada a leste da Austrália, no oceano Pacífico. Habitadas por povos polinésios, mantêm a divisão tradicional em três reinos: o de Wallis e os dois que dividem a ilha de Futuna (Sigave e Alo).
Além do administrador-chefe, indicado pela França, o território é dirigido por um conselho de seis membros, que inclui os três reis. Há ainda uma Assembleia Territorial de 20 membros eleitos pela população.
As ilhas que formam Wallis e Futuna são ocupadas desde o século XII por imigrantes polinésios de Tonga e Samoa. Em 1616 navegadores Países Baixos, Willem Schouten e Jacob Le Maire, descobrem Futuna e somente em 1767 é que os franceses chegam a Wallis.
Além do administrador-chefe, indicado pela França, o território é dirigido por um conselho de seis membros, que inclui os três reis. Há ainda uma Assembleia Territorial de 20 membros eleitos pela população.
As ilhas que formam Wallis e Futuna são ocupadas desde o século XII por imigrantes polinésios de Tonga e Samoa. Em 1616 navegadores Países Baixos, Willem Schouten e Jacob Le Maire, descobrem Futuna e somente em 1767 é que os franceses chegam a Wallis.
( algumas fotos foram retiradas da net )
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