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French Polynesia consists of five archipelagos -- the Austral Islands, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands, the Society Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago. The Marquesas were first settled around 200 B.C. and the Society Islands around A.D. 300. Raiatea in the Society Islands became a center for religion and culture. Exploration of the other islands emanated from Raiatea, and by 1000, there were small permanent settlements in all the island groups. Ferdinand MAGELLAN was the first European to see the islands of French Polynesia in 1520.

Capital: Papeete (located on Tahiti)
Government: parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France
Population: 305,507
Area: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls; 67 are inhabited)
Location: Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about halfwa…
Climate: tropical, but moderate
Natural resources: timber; fish; cobalt; hydropower
Languages: French (official) 73.5%; Tahitian 20.1%; Marquesan 2.6%; Austral languages 1.2%…
Religions: Protestant 54%; Roman Catholic 30%; other 10%; no religion 6%
Independence: none (overseas land of France)
Administrative divisions: 5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives, singular - subdivision administrative): Iles Australes (Aus…
Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Export partners: Japan 44%; USA 15%; France 12%; Netherlands 9%…
Import partners: France 26%; China 11%; USA 10%; NZ 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

5 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

Name	Type	Code
Tuamotu-Gambier	Region	PF-X03~
Windward Islands	Region	PF-X01~
Leeward Islands	Region	PF-X02~
Austral Islands	Region	PF-X04~
Marquesas Islands	Region	PF-X05~

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Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Languages: French (official) 73.5%; Tahitian 20.1%; Marquesan 2.6%; Austral languages 1.2%…
Government: parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France
Climate: tropical, but moderate

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