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Australia & Oceania » French Polynesia - HOTELS


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    Introduction


    The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.


    Location


    Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia


    Geographic coordinates


    15 00 S, 140 00 W


    Area


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


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    2,525 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    tropical, but moderate


    Terrain


    mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m


    Natural resources


    timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower


    Land use


    arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 6.01% other: 92.35% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    NA sq km


    Natural hazards


    occasional cyclonic storms in January


    Environment - current issues


    NA


    Environment - international agreements


    NA


    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


    Population


    266,339 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Papeete


    Phone Code


    +689


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