| Terrain French Polynesia :
| mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
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| Natural hazards French Polynesia :
| occasional cyclonic storms in January
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| Environment current issues French Polynesia :
| NA
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| Environment international agreements party to French Polynesia :
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| Geography note French Polynesia :
| 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
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| Flag description French Polynesia :
| two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
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| Agriculture products French Polynesia :
| coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
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| Industries French Polynesia :
| tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
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