Such circumstances may help explain why the French do not often mention the Wallis and Futuna islands.

CNN: HE BRITISH FORCES LANDED

The Wallis and Futuna islands display telling signs of colonial neglect.

CNN: HE BRITISH FORCES LANDED

The Wallis and Futuna islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia may be scattered across the southern rim of the Pacific, separated from France by oceans and continents.

CNN: HE BRITISH FORCES LANDED