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F rench Polynesia is an the Tuamotu Archipelago, the of French Polynesia on several
overseas collectivity of the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas occasions. In 1842, the French
took over the islands and
French Republic. It is composed Islands and the Austral Islands. established a French protector-
ate. In 1946, the EFOs became
of 118 geographically dispersed Among its 118 islands and an overseas territory under
the constitution of the French
islands and atolls stretching atolls, 67 are inhabited. The Fourth Republic, and Polyne-
sians were granted the right
over an expanse of more than most famous island, Tahiti, is lo- to vote through citizenship. In
1957, the EFOs were renamed
2000 kilometers (1245 miles) cated within the Society Islands French Polynesia.

in the South Pacific Ocean, yet archipelago. Tahiti is the most

its total land area are only 4167 populous island and the seat of

square kilometers (1609 square the capital of the collectivity;

miles). French Polynesia is Pape’ete.

divided into 5 groups of islands:
FThe Society Islands archipelago
ollowing the Great Polyne-
composed of the Windward sian Migration, European

Islands and the Leeward Islands, explorers visited the islands