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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders Adjective Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander Ethnic groups
Polynesian
Languages
Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) Religions
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Population World Ranking: 221
15,453 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
25.1% (male 2,018/female 1,846) 15-64 years 67.1% (male 5,191/female 5,137) 65 years and over 7.8% (male 563/female 643) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 29 years
Male 28 years Female 30.2 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 161
0.356% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 143
13.91 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 192
4.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 195
-5.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population Note There has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 0% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.88 male(s)/female Total population 1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 186
Total 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births Female 4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 43
Total population 79.12 years
Male 76.14 years Female 82.26 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 153
1.79 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 50%Male 50% Female 50% (1969 est.)
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Wallis And Futuna [ France ] (Overseas Territory):
 
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The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961.