| Climate Wallis and Futuna :
| 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
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| Terrain Wallis and Futuna :
| volcanic origin; low hills
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| Elevation extremes lowest Wallis and Futuna :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Wallis and Futuna :
| Mont Singavi 765 m
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| Natural resources Wallis and Futuna :
| NEGL
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| Land use arableland Wallis and Futuna :
| 5%
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| Irrigated land Wallis and Futuna :
| NA sq km
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| Natural hazards Wallis and Futuna :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Wallis and Futuna :
| deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources
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| Geography note Wallis and Futuna :
| both island groups have fringing reefs
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