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Windward Islands (Society Islands)
The Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) are the eastern group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The archipelago comprises an administrative division (subdivision administrative) of French Polynesia, and includes Tahiti, Moorea, Mehetia, Tetiaroa, and Maiao. The capital of the administrative district is Papeete on the island of Tahiti.

Tahiti, Moorea, and Mehetia are high islands. Tetiaroa and Maiao are coral atolls.

The majority of the population speaks French and Tahitian (co-official with French throughout French Polynesia).

Administratively, the Windward Islands form the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands (subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent), one of French Polynesia's five administrative subdivisions. Geographically, the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands is identical with the electoral district of the Windward Islands (circonscription des Îles du Vent), one of French Polynesia's 6 electoral districts (circonsriptions électorales) for the Assembly of French Polynesia (see also Politics of French Polynesia).

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Iles du Vent
Sep 05, 2008; Iles du Vent French name for Windward Islands (sense 2).
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Banks, Kenneth J. Chasing the Empire Across the Sea: Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713-1763.(Book Review)
Mar 22, 2003; Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queens UP, 2002. Pp. 319. Throughout the historiographical process of investigating and writing...
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Windward Islands
Sep 05, 2008; Wind·ward Is·lands 1. a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea that constitute the southern part of the Lesser...
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As political crisis simmers, court throws out results from parliamentary election in French Polynesia
Nov 15, 2004; AP Worldstream 11-15-2004 Dateline: PARIS France's highest court on Monday threw out the results from a spring parliamentary...
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Chasing Empire Across the Sea: Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713-1763.(Book Review)
Aug 01, 2004; Chasing Empire Across the Sea: Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713-1763, by Kenneth J. Banks. Montreal and...
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