French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic; collectivité d'outre-mer de la République française, sometimes unofficially referred to as an overseas country; pays d'outre-mer. It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres in the South Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is 4,167 square kilometres. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: The Society Islands archipelago composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands. Among its 118 islands and atolls, 67 are inhabited. Tahiti, which is located within the Society Islands, is the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the collectivity, Pape'ete. It has more than 68% of the population of the islands in 2012. Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.
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Geographical values
- absolute in degrees, minutes and seconds:
17Β° 32β² 21β³ S β’ of southern latitude
149Β° 33β² 24β³ W β’ of western longitude - in degrees with decimal fractions:
β17.539195Β°; β149.556757Β°
Length of French Polynesia from south to north is 2,232.265 kilometers, from west ot east β from 1,992.583 km on south to 2,232.857 km on north.
State symbols
Guess country by flag and by coat of arms π²
Major cities
Streets | Size | |
Papeete β | 0 | 708 |
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