FACTS

Location: Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia

Area (only Total) total: 4,167 sq km

Climate: tropical, but moderate

Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs

Population: 283,019

Main Language (only first): French

Government type: NA

Capital (Name): Papeete

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-10

Independence: none

National holiday: Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)