Click to see country in continent: French Polynesia
Capital: Papeete Population: 271,000 Surface: 4,167 sq km Languages:
French, Polynesian
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Tahiti is French Polynesia's largest island. Some of the crew on Captain Cook's expedition to Tahiti had their arms tattooed like the islanders - this was the start of the tradition of sailors' tattoo
Exact population: 274,578 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 98%; male: 98%; female: 98% Ethnicities: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% Land boundaries: 0 km Terrain: Mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m Imports: France 47.6%, New Zealand 8.9%, Singapore 8.4%, Australia 8.4%, US 7.1% (2004) Exports: France 36.6%, Japan 22.7%, US 16.1%, Niger 13%, Thailand 4.1% (2004) Industries: Tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
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