| Geography | French Polynesia |
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Location:
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Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel Des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia |
Geographic coordinates:
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15 00 S, 140 00 W |
Map references:
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Oceania |
Area:
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total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
land: 3,827 sq km
water: 340 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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2,525 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical, but moderate |
Terrain:
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mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
Natural resources:
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timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 0.75%
permanent crops: 5.5%
other: 93.75% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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10 sq km (2008) |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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occasional cyclonic storms in January |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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void |
Geography - note:
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includes five archipelagoes (four volcanic, one coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru |
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