Where is Tahiti ?
Location of Tahiti in the world
Tahiti* is the highest and largest island of French Polynesia. It is located in the Pacific Ocean : 4,400 km south of Hawai'i, 7,900 km west of Chile and 5,700 km east of Australia.
*Do not confuse with "Haiti" : a Caribbean island, bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea.
The French Polynesia
Pōrīnetia Farāni
The French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic (pays d'outre-mer).
Capital : Papeete
Language : French (official), Tahitian (or maohi), Chinese (mostly Hakka)
5 Archipelagos : Society Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Austral Islands and Marquesas Islands
Number of Islands : 118
Population : 67% Polynesians, 16% mixed (mostly with European and/or East Asian), 12% European (mostly French), 5% East Asian (mostly Chinese)
Traditions : Dance, music, pirogue (or va'a)
Capital : Papeete
Language : French (official), Tahitian (or maohi), Chinese (mostly Hakka)
5 Archipelagos : Society Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Austral Islands and Marquesas Islands
Number of Islands : 118
Population : 67% Polynesians, 16% mixed (mostly with European and/or East Asian), 12% European (mostly French), 5% East Asian (mostly Chinese)
Traditions : Dance, music, pirogue (or va'a)