Time Difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate:
tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
Travel Currency:
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Languages:
French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Ethnic Groups:
Polynesian
National Holiday:
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Geographic Coordinates:
13 18 S, 176 12 W
Location:
Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Airports:
2