Line #113 UsefulNotes/FrenchPolynesia


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/french_polynesia_map.gif]]
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3	French Polynesia ('''Tahitian:''' ''Pōrīnetia Farāni''; '''French:''' ''Polynésie française'') is an [[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues overseas collectivity]] of UsefulNotes/{{France}} (as a former [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchColonialEmpire colony]]) in Polynesia composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: the Society Islands archipelago, composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands (Not to be confused with the ones in UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean), the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands, with Tahiti in the Society Islands being the most populous island and the location of the capital of the territory, Papeete, as well as the largest city, Fa'a'ā.
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5	French Polynesia is notable for being one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans, with the Marquesas Islands first being settled by Austronesian peoples in about 200 BC, and the Society Islands around AD 300. The territory is a famous surfing spot with its reef break waves, with Teahupoʻo being regularly ranked in the best waves of the world, and the 7th stop of the World Championship Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf competition, being hosted annually there. French Polynesia is also known for its diving, with each archipelago offering opportunities for divers, and the Fakarava and Rangiroa in the Tuamotu islands being the most famous spots in the area.
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7	!!Examples of media set in French Polynesia:
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9	* ''Film/ThePrinceOfThePacific''
10	* ''Film/GauguinVoyageToTahiti''
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12	[[AC:The French Polynesian flag]]
13	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/french_polynesian_flag.png]]
14	->The flag consists of two red horizontal bands encasing a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio, red and white being traditional Polynesian colors, with a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half centered on the white band. A Polynesian canoe is riding on the wave pattern, with a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups.
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16	[[AC:The French national anthem]]
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18	->Allons enfants de la patrie,
19	->Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
20	->Contre nous, de la tyrannie
21	->L'étendard sanglant est levé.
22	->L'étendard sanglant est levé.
23	->Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
24	->Mugir ces féroces soldats?
25	->Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
26	->Égorger vos fils et vos compagnes!
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28	->Aux armes, citoyens!
29	->Formez vos bataillons!
30	->Marchons, marchons,
31	->Qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!
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33	--
34
35	->Let us go, children of the motherland,
36	->The day of glory has come!
37	->Against us, the tyranny's
38	->bloody flag has been raised.
39	->Bloody flag has been raised.
40	->Can you hear in the countryside,
41	->These ferocious soldiers bellowing?
42	->They come all the way into your arms
43	->[[KickTheDog To cut your sons and wives' throats!]]
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45	->To arms, citizens!
46	->Form your batallions!
47	->Let us march, let us march,
48	->[[{{Squick}} And let an impure blood flow into our furrows!]]
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50	[[AC:The French Polynesian territorial anthem]]
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52	->ʻUa rahu te atua (i) tōʻu ʻāiʻa
53	->Hono noʻanoʻa o te motu rau
54	->Heihei i te pua riʻi au ē
55	->E firi nape mōrohi ʻore
56	->ʻO tāʻu īa e faʻateniteni nei
57	->ʻUa rahu te atua (i) tōʻu ʻāiʻa
58	->Hono noʻanoʻa o te motu rau
59	->Heihei i te pua riʻi au ē
60	->E firi nape mōrohi ʻore
61	->ʻO tāʻu īa e faʻateniteni nei
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63	->Tē tūoro nei te reo here
64	->O te huia
65	->ʻA hiʻi i tō aroha
66	->ʻIa ora ʻo Tahiti Nui ē
67	->Tē tūoro nei te reo here
68	->O te huia
69	->ʻA hiʻi i tō aroha
70	->ʻIa ora ʻo Tahiti Nui ē
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72	--
73
74	->Mon pays est né de Dieu
75	->Collier d’îles multiples
76	->Aux délicates senteurs
77	->Reliées d’une tresse immortelle
78	->Aujourd’hui je te loue
79	->Mon pays est né de Dieu
80	->Collier d’îles multiples
81	->Aux délicates senteurs
82	->Reliées d’une tresse immortelle
83	->Aujourd’hui je te loue
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85	->Voici que s’élève la voix
86	->De tes enfants
87	->Répands ton amour
88	->Pour que vive Tahiti Nui
89	->Voici que s’élève la voix
90	->De tes enfants
91	->Répands ton amour
92	->Pour que vive Tahiti Nui
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96	->My country is born of God
97	->Multiple islands necklace
98	->With delicate slices
99	->Rated with an immune brace
100	->Today I honor you
101	->My country is born of God
102	->Multiple islands necklace
103	->With delicate slices
104	->Rated with an immune brace
105	->Today I honor you
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107	->Here is the voice
108	->From your children
109	->Reflect your love
110	->For Tahiti Nui to live
111	->Here is the voice
112	->From your children
113	->Reflect your love
114	->For Tahiti Nui to live
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116	[[AC:Government]]
117	* Devolved parliamentary dependency
118	** President: Emmanuel Macron
119	** President of French Polynesia: Moetai Brotherson
120	** High Commissioner of the Republic: Dominique Sorain
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122	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
123	* '''Capital:''' Papeete
124	* '''Largest city:''' Faʻaʻā
125	* '''Population:''' 275,918
126	* '''Area:''' 3,521.2 km
127	(1,359.5 sq mi)
128	* '''Currency''': CFP franc (₣) (XPF)

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