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French Polynesia is the official name of the country. Since Tahiti is the main island (60% of the country's population), the former (pre-French colonial) dominant family was Tahitian (even if the former main island was Moorea) and locals do not like the epithet French for their country; they seem confortable in adopting the name Tahiti et ses Îles (Tahiti and Her Islands). This name is widespread in every place where no official name is necessary. It seems to be simultaneously nice for the locals and acceptable for the people of the other archipelagos. If independence was eventually reached the country could be called Fanua. This is the word for mainland or "our country" in the local Polynesian language.
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French Polynesia is a composed of what wasFrench holdingin the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesiais made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, including the Society Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Tuamotus.
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French Polynesia has a broad range of accommodations ranging from world famous resorts to comfortable inns and B&B facilities. Selecting the accommodation that is right for you will determine a lot about how you experience French Polynesia. This is especially true on the outer islands, where your hotel is most likely to be the center of your activities.
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French Polynesia is French�s overseas territories, where comprising several groups of Polynesian Islands in South Pacific Islands, which the most famous is Tahiti. It comprises 120 islands divided into five archipelagos. The Windward and Leeward Islands, collectively called the Society Archipelago, are mountainous with coastal plains. French�s colonization over the place has not changed any of the worth ambience of romantic sunset, turquoise sea water bathing the reefs around the islands. Isolated and unspoiled, why don�t you choose it for your vacation?
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The islands of French Polynesia are divided into five archipelagos: the Society Islands (which include Tahiti), the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Marquesas Islands, the Gambier Islands, and the Austral Islands. The Tuamotu Archipelago consists entirely of coral atolls and accounts for more than half of the territory’s islands. The other groups contain a few atolls but are primarily volcanic islands. Mount Orohena on Tahiti is the highest peak in French Polynesia, with an elevation of 2,241 m (7,352 ft).
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French Polynesia’s regional links in the Pacific have been growing in recent years to reflect its constitutional status as an autonomous territory. French Polynesia has separate representation in the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and in 1999 hosted the SPC Conference. It is an associate member of ESCAP and the Pacific Islands Forum (from 2006). It is ... eligible for benefits under the EU/ACP successor agreement to Lome IV Convention signed in Cotonou, Benin in June 2000. French Polynesia participates in the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), regional fisheries bodies and is a member of the Pacific Islands Development Programme - as well as being as associate member of the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC).top of page
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