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FRENCH POLYNESIA
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France
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Huge shoal of Pacific islands centred around Tahiti. Idyllic for tourists, but subject to unrest due to dependence on france and unpopularity of nuclear tests.
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| PEOPLE AND PLACE | | Capital:
Papeete
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French, Tahitian and various Polynesian languages. Also English.
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4,167
km squared
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219,521
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TRAVEL PLANNING | | When to go:
April-October cool and dry, November- March humid.
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Papeete airport is well served by Air france, Qantas, Air New Zealand, Hawaiian Airlines and others.
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RED TAPE | | Visas:
Fluctuating: check with French embassy.
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