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| FRENCH POLYNESIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut |
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Area > Land
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3,660 sq km |
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[171st of 238]
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Area > Total
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4,167 sq km |
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[178th of 250]
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Area > Water
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507 sq km |
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[102nd of 239]
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Climate
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tropical, but moderate |
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Coastline
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2,525 km |
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[53rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
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Forested Land
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28.7% |
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[90th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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15 00 S, 140 00 W |
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Land use > Arable land
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0.75% |
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[200th of 258]
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Location Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia |
Map references Oceania |
Natural hazards occasional cyclonic storms in January |
Natural resources timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
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Population density
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66.14 people per sqkm |
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[125th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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70.11 people/m²
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[111st of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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3,979.72 people/km² of arable lan |
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[3rd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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4,000 km²
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[167th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Orohena |
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Terrain mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
French Polynesia, Territory of French Polynesia, Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise, Polynesie Francaise
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