French Polynesia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
French overseas country in the southern Pacific Ocean
About French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an ambient paradise of the South Pacific. It includes picturesque blue waters, moss-green peaks, turquoise lagoons and a traditional culture in an overseas territory. Tahiti and its islands cover 4 million km² of ocean, which is the same area as the European Union. The land above sea level accounts for some 7,000 km² consisting of 118 islands, grouped into 5 archipelagos (4 volcanic, 1 coral). The French government administers education, justice, defence and internal security, while a local parliament takes care of other day-to-day affairs. 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 andNauru. Tropical, but moderate.Natural hazards: occasional cyclonic storms in Janua
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