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3. Largest Island of French Polynesia
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403 sq. miles
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Located in the Southern Pacific
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Composed of Tahiti-Nui (big Tahiti) and
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Tahiti-Iti (little Tahiti), connected by an
isthmus called Plateau of Taravao
Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia.
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4. French
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Tahitian
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Distinct French Polynesian dialects
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Some English
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5. Tourism
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Bananas and other fruit
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Fish
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Sugar Cane
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6. Tropical, warm, and humid
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Only two seasons: Rainy Summer, Dry Winter
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Avg. Temperature stays close to 80 degrees
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year round
Lots of sunshine
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Hurricanes or “cyclones” are rare
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7. Most are very religious
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50% Protestant
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35% Catholic
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5% Mormon
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5% Santitos
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3.5% Adventist
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1.5% Jehovah's Witnesses
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8. French Pacific Franc (XPF)
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1 XPF = 100 centimes
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1 XPF = .01 U.S. Dollars
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High Tourism Taxes
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9. Poisson cru- raw fish marinated in lime juice
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and coconut milk.
Chevreffes- Freshwater Shrimp
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Bananas- buried and baked in the peel
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Many foods are wrapped in banana leaves to
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bake