GeoPointe - French Polynesia

Official Name: Territory of French Polynesia
Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia.
Capital: Papeete on Tahiti Island

Area:	total: 4,167 sq sq km (118 islands and atolls)
	land: 3,660 sq km
	water: 507 sq km

Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m.

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Population: 278,963 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: French Polynesian(s) Ethnic groups: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%. Religions: Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%. Languages: French (official), Tahitian (official).

Tropical, but moderate.

Government type: Overseas territory of France.
Independence: None (overseas territory of France).
National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789).