Tahiti lies in the [wiki=2d8836190888267b97ce332cad2aa247]South Pacific[/wiki]. It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise [wiki=8e49db69269b7f99afa25722e87fa67e]French Polynesia[/wiki]. Tahiti is in the [wiki=bca1575f50103934ca68d501137ba770]Society Islands[/wiki], an archipelago which includes the islands of [wiki=9f5ae4433ea9c6c78192aa16b62f1eed]Bora Bora[/wiki], [wiki=ec844e4d1ba4c86d2a89b1fbe11580e0]Raiatea[/wiki], [wiki=3dea9697cd05c6d76e61450580760bba]Taha'a[/wiki], [wiki=4ad031ec85dd86d8092636a9e2cf63d5]Huahine[/wiki] and [wiki=8745d4246edbe91de05d500488bd784f]Moorea[/wiki], and has a population of 127,000 people, about 83% of whom are of Polynesian ancestry. The legendary name 'Tahiti' not only identifies this island but also the group of islands that make up French Polynesia.