Flag of Wallis and Futuna
Officially Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
Locally Wallis-et-Futuna
What the flag looks like
A red field with the French tricolor, outlined in white, in the upper hoist corner, and in the fly a white saltire-like emblem of four triangles whose points meet in the middle. It is a local flag; the official flag is the French tricolor.
What it means
The red field and white emblem come from the traditional royal flag of Uvea (Wallis); the tricolor in the corner marks the tie with France.
How to remember it
Wallis and Futuna
is a red flag with a little French tricolor tucked in its corner and a white four-triangle cross floating in the fly.
Fun facts
- The territory keeps three traditional kingdoms, Uvea on Wallis and Alo and Sigave on Futuna, whose kings are recognized under French law.
- More Wallisians and Futunans live in New Caledonia than in Wallis and Futuna itself.
Wallis and Futuna at a glance
- Status
- Overseas collectivity of France
- Sovereign state
- France
- Capital
- Mata-Utu
- Region
- French overseas collectivity
- Population
- 11,558
- Area
- 142 km²
- Languages
- French, Wallisian, Futunan
- Currency
- CFP franc (₣)