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1009:Légifrance
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331:James Cook
183:Population
157:Government
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354:Geography
339:Australia
268:, in the
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227:Elevation
205:UTC−10:00
200:Time zone
37:Punaʻauia
1146:Papeʻetē
1101:Communes
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780:Average
329:Captain
250:Papeʻete
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359:Climate
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258:France
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