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Reported total area: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls; 67 are inhabited). Population context: 305,507 (2025 est.). Geographic context: Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between South America and Australia.