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 French Polynesia 
 Main prefix
 FO 
 Time in capital city
 -10 h 
 Time zones
 -10 h, -9 h, -9 h 30 min. 
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 Australia and Oceania 
 ITU zone
 63 
 CQ zone
 32 
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 Metropole
 
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          French Polynesia          
 
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 Flag description 
Two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and 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.
The flag of French Polynesia shall always be flown with the French national flag, according to article 1 of organic law 96-312, dated 12 April 1996, on the autonomy status of French Polynesia.
 
          French Polynesia          
 
 French Polynesia 
 Capital: 
Papeete
 Administrative
 divisions: 
None (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named: Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent.
Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia.
 Population: 
278,963 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
French (official), Tahitian (official)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
15° 00' S, 140° 00' W
 Area total: 
4,167 (118 islands and atolls) sq. km
 Land area: 
3,660 sq. km
 Water area: 
507 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
2,525 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mont Orohena 2,241 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.pf
 Currency: 
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Territory of French Polynesia
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
French Polynesia
 Name - local
 long form: 
Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise
 Name - local
 short form: 
Polynesie Francaise
 Former name: 
French Colony of Oceania
 Independence: 
none (overseas territory of France)
 Constitution: 
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
overseas territory of France since 1946
 National
 holiday: 
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
 
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