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French Polynesia Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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== | ==Historical Background== | ||
*French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: the Society Islands archipelago, comprising the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; the Tuamotu Archipelago; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; and the Austral Islands. Among its 118 islands and atolls, 67 are inhabited. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia as of 2017. Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French Polynesia.<ref>"French Polynesia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia#Historical_population, accesed 24 July 2021.</ref> | |||
*Ethnic groups today: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 10%, local-born French 7%, metropolitan (European-born) French 5%.<ref>"Demographics of French Polynesia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_French_Polynesia, accessed 24 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From French Polynesia== | ==Emigration From French Polynesia== | ||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||