_#_Telecommunications: underwater cables to Guam and through Midway to Honolulu; AFRTS radio and television service provided by satellite; stations—1 AM, no FM, no TV
_#_Note: formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used only by US military and some commercial cargo planes
_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of the US % @Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) *Geography #_Total area: 274 km2; land area: 274 km2; includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
_#_Comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC
_#_Land boundaries: none
_#_Coastline: 129 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October)