ISO Codes: WLF, WF
Adjectives: Wallis and Futuna
Residents Called: Wallisians, Futunans, or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
Nicknames: ?
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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. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory.
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