What every visitor should know about Wallis and Futuna:
- Money
- The currency is the CFP franc (XPF). 10 XPF is worth about US$0.13, or €0.08.
- Crime
- Capital
- Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
- Tap water
- Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.
Wallis and Futuna facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 15,289
- Language
- Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2%
- Ethnicity
- Polynesian
Economy
- GDP
- US$3,800 (per capita)