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French Polynesia: Overseas collectivity of France
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is associated with the European Union as an overseas country and territory (OCT). The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), with a population of 278,786 of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago.

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TSUNAMI TO STRIKE FRANCE: Macron Issues TSUNAMI WARNING After 8.8 Quake ROCKS Russia |France on EDGE [Video]

TSUNAMI TO STRIKE FRANCE: Macron Issues TSUNAMI WARNING After 8.8 Quake ROCKS Russia |France on EDGE

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake—now ranked as the sixth strongest in history—has struck Eastern Russia, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific. French President Emmanuel Macron issued an..

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