French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country.
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20 Facts About French Polynesia
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In 1842, the French Polynesia took over the islands and established a French Polynesia protectorate that they called .
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In 1983 French Polynesia became a member of the Pacific Community, a regional development organization.
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The first islands of French Polynesia to be settled were the Marquesas Islands in about 200 BC.
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In 1940, the administration of French Polynesia recognised the Free French Forces and many Polynesians served in World War II.
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In 1977, French Polynesia was granted partial internal autonomy; in 1984, the autonomy was extended.
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French Polynesia was relisted in the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories in 2013, making it eligible for a UN-backed independence referendum.
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Political life in French Polynesia was marked by great instability from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s.
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Oscar Temaru's fifth stint as president of French Polynesia lasted two years, during which he campaigned for the re-inscription of French Polynesia on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.
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French Polynesia is home to four terrestrial ecoregions: Marquesas tropical moist forests, Society Islands tropical moist forests, Tuamotu tropical moist forests, and Tubuai tropical moist forests.
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From a legal standpoint, the only territorial collectivities in French Polynesia are the overseas collectivity of French Polynesia and the 48 communes.
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French Polynesia has been linguistically diverse since ancient times, with each community having its own local speech variety.
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French Polynesia appeared in the world music scene in 1992, recorded by French musicologist Pascal Nabet-Meyer with the release of The Tahitian Choir's recordings of unaccompanied vocal Christian music called himene tarava.
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Legal tender of French Polynesia is the CFP franc which has a fixed exchange rate with the euro.
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French Polynesia was severely affected by the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and subsequent Great Recession, and experienced as a result 4 years of recession from 2009 to 2012.
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French Polynesia renewed with economic growth in 2013, and experienced strong economic growth in the 2nd half of the 2010s, with an average real GDP growth rate of +2.
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French Polynesia has a moderately developed economy, which is dependent on imported goods, tourism, and the financial assistance of mainland France.
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French Polynesia's seafloor contains rich deposits of nickel, cobalt, manganese, and copper that are not exploited.
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