| Location | Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 15 00 S, 140 00 W |
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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)
land: 3,660 sq km
water: 507 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 2,525 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical, but moderate |
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| Terrain | mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
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| Natural resources | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
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| Irrigated land | 2,525 km |
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| Natural hazards | occasional cyclonic storms in January |
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Environment -
current issues | NA |
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| Geography - note | includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru |
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