- Defense Forces 1Military manpower: males 15-49 27,866; 18,430 fit for military service
Note: defense is the responsibility of France —————————————————————————— Country: French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) - Geography Total area: 3,941 km2; land area: 3,660 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 2,525 km
Maritime claims:
Extended economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical, but moderate
Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs