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Papeete , town (2007 pop. 26,017), capital of Tahiti and of French Polynesia , South Pacific. A port on the NW coast of Tahiti, Papeete ships copra, vanilla, and mother-of-pearl. The town has an important French nuclear laboratory and an international airport. The University of French Polynesia is nearby in Punaauia.

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Papeete Capital and chief port of French Polynesia, in the s Pacific Ocean, on the nw coast of Tahiti. Papeete is a trade centre for the islands and a tourist resort. Its exports include copra, mother-of-pearl and vanilla. Pop. (1999) 25,553.

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	Air Tahiti Nui Receives Papeete - Osaka Authority. Business Wire; 12/7/1999
	Air Tahiti Nui to Boost Los Angeles to Papeete Service to 5 Per Week Effective May 5. Business Wire; 3/5/2002
	Air Tahiti Nui to Launch New York-Papeete Non-Stop Flights in July, 2005. Business Wire; 4/28/2004

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	Air Tahiti Nui Receives Papeete - Osaka Authority. Business Wire; 12/7/1999; 600 words ; PAPEETE, French Polynesia--(BUSINESS WIRE...Tahitian airline to operate between Osaka and Papeete, French Polynesia. This new service...dateline, will commence operations from Papeete on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, departing...
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	Air Tahiti Nui to Boost Los Angeles to Papeete Service to 5 Per Week Effective May 5. Business Wire; 3/5/2002; 636 words ; ...weekly flights between Los Angeles and Papeete effective May 5, the carrier announced...for 4:30 AM the following morning in Papeete. Furthermore, Air Tahiti Nui will make...added. The additional departures from Papeete with the new schedule are slotted for...
	Air Tahiti Nui to Launch New York-Papeete Non-Stop Flights in July, 2005. Business Wire; 4/28/2004; 650 words ; ...non-stop service between New York and Papeete, Tahiti's capitol and inter-island...announce the future linking of New York and Papeete," Wally Sumner the airline's Vice...begin online service next year between Papeete and Sydney, Australia. The airline currently...
	Party announces May 15 demonstrations to cut off Papeete. News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 5/3/2004; 499 words ; 03 MAY 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - Oscar Temaru, leader of...demonstration marches on May 15 to cut off Papeete. "Everything will be blocked in Tahiti...one will start from Mahina (north of Papeete), and the other will start from Faa...
	Port authority calls for bids on widening, deepening Papeete harbour entry. News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 8/7/2003; 439 words ; 07 AUGUST 2003 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - The Papeete Port Authority has called for bids to widen and deepen the ship entrance through the coral reef pass into Papeete Harbour in French Polynesia. The call for bids specifies that...
	AIR TAHITI NUI TO OFFER 4TH WEEKLY FLIGHT BETWEEN LA & PAPEETE. News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 1/25/2002; 444 words ; PAPEETE, Jan 25 Asia Pulse - Air Tahiti Nui has...non-stop flight linking Los Angeles and Papeete from March 13. The new Wednesday services...flies to Tokyo, Osaka and Auckland from Papeete and operates a code-share service with...
	Social conflict in New Caledonia grounds Noumea-Papeete flight. News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 8/2/2004; 485 words ; 02 AUGUST 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - A social conflict in New Caledonia grounded the weekly Noumea-Papeete flight by Air Caledonie International...a Pacific Development Funds meeting in Papeete had to be cancelled when the a problem...