Weather
Tropical, but moderate.
Terrain
Mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs.
Currency
Comptoirs Francais Du Pacifique Franc (XPF)
Languages
French (official), Tahitian (official)
Religion
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Ethnic groups
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
History
The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.
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