French Polynesia17.63° S, 149.46° W
No land border at all — every neighbor is across water, along 2,525 km of coast, the 46th longest on Earth.
land borders 0 km · 164th/230 · coastline 2,525 km · 46th/229
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The term "Polynesia" is an 18th-century construct composed of Greek words "poly," meaning "many," and "nesoi," meaning "islands." French Polynesia’s conventional long form is "Overseas Lands of French Polynesia."
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Its population includes Polynesian, Chinese, local French, and metropolitan French people. French is the official language. Tahitian, Marquesan, Austral languages, Paumotu, and other languages are also spoken.
Religious affiliations include Protestant and Roman Catholic faiths, other religions, and no religion. The majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, an archipelago that includes Tahiti, the most populous island.
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A parliamentary democracy, through the Assembly of French Polynesia, governs this overseas collectivity of France. The laws of France apply. Its constitution is the French Constitution, dated 4 October 1958. French Polynesia has no independence; it is an overseas land of France. Its national holiday is Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790).
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The flag has two horizontal red bands flanking a wide white band. On the white band, a disk shows blue-and-white waves depicting the sea below and gold-and-white rays depicting the sun above. The disk's red Polynesian canoe has a crew of five, represented by five stars symbolizing the five island groups. Red and white are traditional Polynesian colors. The national symbols are an outrigger canoe and the Tahitian gardenia flower (Gardenia taitensis).
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