French Polynesia flag information
Flag description: two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions. .
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Additional information about French Polynesia
Official country name: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
Short name: French Polynesia
Local names (long and short forms): Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise / Polynesie Francaise
Former name: French Colony of Oceania
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Nationality noun / adjective: French Polynesian(s) / French Polynesian
Languages spoken: French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census). .
Capital: Papeete (GMT -9.9, summertime: )
Government type: NA
Population: 283019 ranked 181, (data 2008)
Geography: includes five archipelagoes (four volcanic, one 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. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m and the highest point is Mont Orohena 2,241 m. .
Coastline: Coastline 2525 km - . .
Land borders: French Polynesia has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .
Administrative divisions: none (overseas lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are five archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, Iles Sous-le-Vent
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Independence: none (overseas lands of France)