Editing Wallis and Futuna (section)

==Governance and law==
<!--Please add new information into relevant articles of the series-->
{{Main|Politics of Wallis and Futuna}}
The territory is divided into three traditional kingdoms (''royaumes coutumiers''): [[Uvea (Wallis and Futuna)|Uvea]], on the island of Wallis, [[Sigave]], on the western part of the island of Futuna, and [[Alo (Wallis and Futuna)|Alo]], on the eastern part of the island of Futuna and on the uninhabited island of Alofi (only Uvea is further subdivided, into three districts):

{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" | Kingdom<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;District || Capital|| Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) || Population<br />2003 census || Population<br />2018 census || Population<br />2023 census || 2003–2018<br />evolution || [[List of villages in Wallis and Futuna|Villages]]{{efn|Refers to villages with municipal status.}}
|-style="background: #eeeeee;"
| colspan="7" align="center" | '''[[Wallis (island)|Wallis Island]]'''
|-
| [[Uvea (Wallis and Futuna)|Uvea]] (Wallis)|| [[Mata Utu]]|| align="right" | 77.5 || align="right" | 10,071|| align="right" | 8,333|| align="right" | 8,088|| align="right" |{{down}} −17.3%|| align="right" | 21
|-style="background: #ffffff;" | 
|style="padding-left:1em" | [[Hihifo District|Hihifo]] (''"west"'')|| [[Vaitupu, Wallis and Futuna|Vaitupu]] || align="right" | 23.4 || align="right" | 2,422|| align="right" | 1,942|| align="right" | 1,855|| align="right" |{{down}} −19.8%||align="right" | 5
|-style="background: #ffffff;" | 
|style="padding-left:1em" | [[Hahake District|Hahake]] (''"east"'')|| [[Mata Utu]] || align="right" | 27.8 || align="right" | 3,950|| align="right" | 3,415|| align="right" | 3,343|| align="right" |{{down}} −13.5%||align="right" | 6
|-style="background: #ffffff;" | 
|style="padding-left:1em" | [[Mua District|Mu'a]] (''"first"'')|| [[Mala'efo'ou]]{{efn|Formerly called Mua.}} || align="right" | 26.3 || align="right" | 3,699|| align="right" | 2,976|| align="right" | 2,890||  align="right" |{{down}} −19.5%||align="right" | 10
|-style="background: #eeeeee;"
| colspan="7" align="center" | '''[[Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)|Futuna]]'''{{efn|[[Alofi Island|Alofi]] is virtually uninhabited; administratively it falls under Alo.}}
|-
|[[Sigave]] (Singave)|| [[Leava]] || align="right" | 16.75|| align="right" | 1,880|| align="right" | 1,275|| align="right" | 1,188|| align="right" |{{down}} −32.2%|| align="right" | 6
|-
|[[Alo (Wallis and Futuna)|Alo]] || [[Mala'e (Futuna)|Mala'e]]  || align="right" | 47.5|| align="right" | 2,993|| align="right" | 1,950|| align="right" | 1,875||  align="right" |{{down}} −34.8%||align="right" | 9
|-style="background: #dddddd;"
| Total [[Futuna (Wallis and Futuna)|Futuna]]|| [[Leava]] || align="right" | 64.25|| align="right" | 4,873 || align="right" | 3,225|| align="right" | 3,063|| align="right"  |{{down}} −33.8%|| align="right" |15
|-style="background: #dddddd;"
| Overall total|| [[Mata Utu]] || align="right" | 142.42|| align="right" | 14,944 || align="right" | 11,558|| align="right" | 11,151|| align="right"  |{{down}} −22.7%|| align="right" |36
|-
|colspan=7|{{notelist}}
|}

The capital of the collectivity is [[Mata Utu]] on the island of Uvéa, the most populous of the Wallis Islands. As an overseas collectivity of France, it is governed under the [[Constitution of France|French constitution]] of 28 September 1958, and has universal [[suffrage]] for those over 18 years of age. The [[President of France|French president]] is elected by popular vote for a five-year term; the [[Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna|high administrator]] is appointed by the French president on the advice of the [[French Ministry of the Interior]] and heads the Territory Government; the president of the Territorial Assembly is elected by the members of the assembly. The [[2022 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election|most recent election was held on 20 March 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elections territoriales pour plusieurs collectivités d'Outre-mer le 20 mars|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/elections-territoriales-pour-plusieurs-collectivites-d-outre-mer-le-20-mars-1196617.html|access-date=2022-01-15|website=Outre-mer la 1ère|date=5 January 2022 |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

As of 2023, the head of state is President [[Emmanuel Macron]] of France, as represented by Administrator-Superior [[Hervé Jonathan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=France appoints new prefect of Wallis and Futuna |url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/378725/france-appoints-new-prefect-of-wallis-and-futuna |website=Radio New Zealand |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> The president of the Territorial Assembly has been [[Munipoese Muliʻakaʻaka]] since March 2022.<ref>[http://rulers.org/rulvw.html#wallis_and_futuna Wallis and Futuna] Rulers.org</ref> The Council of the Territory consists of three kings (monarchs of the three pre-colonial kingdoms) and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly.

The legislative branch consists of the unicameral 20-member Territorial Assembly or ''[[Assemblée territoriale]]''. Its members are elected by popular vote, and serve five-year terms. Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the [[French Senate]] and one deputy to the [[French National Assembly]].

Criminal justice is generally governed by French law and administered by a tribunal of first resort in Mata Utu; appeals from that tribunal are decided by the [[Court of Appeal (France)|Court of Appeal]] in [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]. However, in non-criminal cases (civil-law disputes), the three traditional kingdoms administer justice according to [[customary law]].

The territory participates in the [[CFP franc|Franc Zone]], and is both a permanent member of the [[Secretariat of the Pacific Community]] and an observer at the [[Pacific Islands Forum]].