<text id=94CT1537><title>Wallis and Futuna—Government</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source>
<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Wallis and Futuna<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> Wallis and Futuna
<item>• <hi format=ital>local long form:</hi> Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
<item>• <hi format=ital>local short form:</hi> Wallis et Futuna
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> WF
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> overseas territory of France
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (overseas territory of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (overseas territory of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> French legal system
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> High Administrator Philippe LEGRIX (since NA); President of the Territorial Assembly Soane Noni UHILA (since NA March 1992)
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members appointed by the high administrator on advice of the Territorial Assembly
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> there are three traditional kings with limited powers
<item><hi format=bold>Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale):</hi> elections last held 15 March 1987 (next to be held NA March 1992); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(20 total) RPR 7, UPL 5, UDF 4, UNF 4
<item><hi format=bold>French Senate:</hi> elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held by NA September 1998); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(1 total) RPR 1
<item><hi format=bold>French National Assembly:</hi> elections last held 21 and 28 March 1992 (next to be held by NA September 1996); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(1 total) MRG 1
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> none; justice generally administered under French law by the chief administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Rally for the Republic (RPR); Union Populaire Locale (UPL); Union Pour la Democratie Francaise (UDF); Lua kae tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (MRG)
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> FZ, SPC
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (overseas territory of France)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (overseas territory of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> the flag of France is used