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48:East Uvean
1465:Polynesia
1292:Pouembout
1277:Poindimié
1242:Hienghène
1053:Faga Uvea
1037:Languages
1023:gendarmes
379:(IBA) by
347:Geography
282:Elevation
260:UTC+11:00
255:Time zone
238:Europeans
1671:Sikaiana
1641:Nukumanu
1516:Tuamotus
1385:Sarraméa
1247:Houaïlou
1048:and the
976:Source:
924:(52.96)
855:Average
173:Province
1681:Tikopia
1666:Rennell
1646:Nukuoro
1636:Nuguria
1606:Bellona
1563:Tokelau
1360:Moindou
1335:Bourail
1262:Kouaoua
987:History
922:1,345.3
919:(4.16)
914:(3.01)
909:(2.06)
904:(2.36)
899:(3.35)
894:(2.72)
889:(3.88)
884:(4.37)
879:(6.13)
874:(7.86)
869:(6.49)
864:(6.58)
850:(43.5)
845:(54.1)
840:(50.4)
835:(47.3)
830:(46.6)
825:(43.5)
820:(45.1)
815:(47.1)
810:(49.5)
805:(54.5)
800:(56.7)
795:(60.3)
790:(59.9)
780:(70.5)
775:(73.4)
770:(71.1)
765:(68.5)
760:(65.8)
755:(64.8)
750:(64.6)
745:(67.3)
740:(70.2)
735:(73.6)
730:(75.4)
725:(75.7)
720:(75.0)
710:(76.3)
705:(79.5)
700:(77.2)
695:(75.0)
690:(72.5)
685:(70.9)
680:(70.9)
675:(72.9)
670:(75.4)
665:(78.8)
660:(80.6)
655:(81.3)
650:(80.8)
640:(82.2)
635:(85.5)
630:(83.3)
625:(81.3)
620:(79.2)
615:(77.2)
610:(77.0)
605:(78.4)
600:(80.8)
595:(83.8)
590:(85.8)
585:(87.1)
580:(86.5)
570:(95.5)
565:(93.0)
560:(90.5)
555:(88.3)
550:(87.8)
545:(84.7)
540:(84.4)
535:(85.5)
530:(87.8)
525:(91.8)
520:(92.1)
515:(95.5)
510:(93.2)
427:Climate
336:Fayaoué
330:in the
318:in the
316:commune
147:Country
72:Commune
1661:Pileni
1621:Futuna
1573:Tuvalu
1548:Rotuma
1370:Nouméa
1350:La Foa
1345:Farino
1340:Dumbéa
1287:Pouébo
1272:Ouégoa
1267:Koumac
1237:Canala
1031:Kanaks
971:101.6
461:Month
453:Ouloup
365:islets
276:/98814
235:90.91%
233:Kanaks
151:France
1728:This
1676:Takuu
1656:Ouvéa
1601:Anuta
1596:Aniwa
1568:Tonga
1418:Lifou
1413:Ouvéa
1375:Païta
1307:Touho
1232:Bélep
1154:(PDF)
944:10.3
941:13.2
938:12.0
935:11.1
917:105.6
882:111.0
877:155.7
872:199.6
867:164.8
862:167.1
500:Year
326:, an
314:is a
310:) or
299:Ouvéa
274:98820
267:INSEE
247:3.97%
245:Mixed
240:0.47%
211:3,401
64:Ouvéa
18:Ouvea
1734:stub
1631:Mele
1616:Emae
1533:Niue
1423:Maré
1395:Yaté
1390:Thio
1380:Poya
1302:Poya
1297:Poum
1257:Koné
1165:2022
1137:2021
1064:NASA
1046:Iaai
968:8.3
965:6.3
962:5.7
959:4.8
956:6.0
953:7.1
950:7.8
947:9.2
912:76.4
907:52.4
902:60.0
897:85.0
892:69.1
887:98.6
843:12.3
838:10.2
803:12.5
798:13.7
793:15.7
788:15.5
778:21.4
773:23.0
768:21.7
763:20.3
758:18.8
753:18.2
748:18.1
743:19.6
738:21.2
733:23.1
728:24.1
723:24.3
718:23.9
708:24.6
703:26.4
698:25.1
693:23.9
688:22.5
683:21.6
678:21.6
673:22.7
668:24.1
663:26.0
658:27.0
653:27.4
648:27.1
638:27.9
633:29.7
628:28.5
623:27.4
618:26.2
613:25.1
608:25.0
603:25.8
598:27.1
593:28.8
588:29.9
583:30.6
578:30.3
568:35.3
563:33.9
558:32.5
553:31.3
548:31.0
543:29.3
538:29.1
533:29.7
528:31.0
523:33.2
518:33.4
513:35.3
508:34.0
497:Dec
494:Nov
491:Oct
488:Sep
485:Aug
482:Jul
479:Jun
476:May
473:Apr
470:Mar
467:Feb
464:Jan
419:and
359:and
312:Uvea
200:Area
50:and
39:and
1312:Voh
848:6.4
833:8.5
828:8.1
823:6.4
818:7.3
813:8.4
808:9.7
322:of
1779::
1127:.
1007:.
440:Am
423:.
415:,
411:,
407:,
403:,
399:,
395:,
391:,
387:,
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1758:t
1751:v
1740:.
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1187:v
1167:.
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