_#Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @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:
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: tropical, but moderate
_#_Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
_#_Natural resources: timber, fish, cobalt