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Tahiti National Futsal Team
Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Australia (continent), Australia. Divided into two parts, ''Tahiti Nui'' (bigger, northwestern part) and ''Tahiti Iti'' (smaller, southeastern part), the island was formed from Volcano, volcanic activity; it is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. Its population was 189,517 in 2017, making it by far the most populous island in French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population. Tahiti is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity and an Overseas country of France, overseas country of the France, French Republic. The capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, Papeete, is located on the northwest coast of Tahiti. The only int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of French Polynesia
The flag of French Polynesia (french: drapeau de la Polynésie française) is the civil and state flag of the French overseas country French Polynesia. It was adopted in 1984. Description Two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is the coat of arms of French Polynesia as a 0.43m diameter disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors. Flags of component archipelagos Flags of the Society Islands Leeward Islands Windward Islands Flags of the Tuamotu Archipelago Flags of the Austral Islands See also *Flag of France * Coat of arms of French Polynesia References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:French Polynesia, flag of Flag French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
