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