Ubicación: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia.
Coordenadas geográficas: 15° 0' S, 140° 0' W
Km de línea costera: 2,525 km km
Clima: Tropical, but moderate
Terreno: Includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru.
Cumbres: Highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m.
Riesgos naturales: Occasional cyclonic storms in January
Moneda: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Población: 266,339 (July 2004 est.)
Lenguas: French & Tahitian
Capital: Papeete
División administrativa: None (overseas territory of France), but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia.