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Location - French Polynesia: |
Location | Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia |
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Geographic coordinates | 15 00 S, 140 00 W |
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Map references | Oceania |
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Area | total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
land: 3,660 sq km
water: 507 sq km |
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Area comparative | slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut |
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Land boundaries | 0 km |
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Coastline | 2,525 km |
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Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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Climate | tropical, but moderate |
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Terrain | mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
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Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
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Natural resources | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
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Land use | arable land: 0.75%
permanent crops: 5.5%
other: 93.75% (2005) |
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Irrigated land | 10 sq km (2003) |
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Natural hazards | occasional cyclonic storms in January |
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Environment current issues | NA |
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Geography note | includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007