Ubicación: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Cordenadas Geográficas: 13 18 S, 176 12 W

Referencias en el mapa: Oceania

Area:
total: 274 sq km
land: 274 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets

Area - comparativo: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Fronteras: 0 km

Costa: 129 km

Demandas Marítimas:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: 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

Terreno: volcanic origin; low hills

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m

Recursos Naturales: NEGL

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 5%
permanent crops: 20%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 75% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: NA sq km

Peligros Naturales: NA

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources

Nota - geografía: both island groups have fringing reefs