Capital: Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of France)
Independence: none (overseas territory of France)
Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Legal system: French legal system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
head of government: High Administrator Philippe LEGRIX (since NA);
President of the Territorial Assembly Soane Mani UHILA (since NA March
1992)
cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of 3 kings and 3 members
appointed by the high administrator on advice of the Territorial
Assembly
note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers
Legislative branch: unicameral
Territorial Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale): elections last held 15
March 1987 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party
NA; seats - (20 total) RPR 7, UPL 5, UDF 4, UNF 4
French Senate: elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held
by NA September 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(1 total) RPR 1
French National Assembly: elections last held 21 and 28 March 1992
(next to be held by NA September 1996); results - percent of vote by
party NA; seats - (1 total) MRG 1; note - Wallis and Futuna elect one
deputy
Judicial branch: none; justice generally administered under French law
by the chief administrator, but the three traditional kings administer
customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
Political parties and leaders: Rally for the Republic (RPR); Union
Populaire Locale (UPL); Union Pour la Democratie Francaise (UDF); Lua
kae tahi (Giscardians); Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche (MRG)