what country is tahiti in

Tahiti is part of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity and an overseas country of the French Republic. French Polynesia is located in the South Pacific Ocean, and Tahiti is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. Tahiti is divided into two parts, Tahiti Nui (bigger, northwestern part) and Tahiti Iti (smaller, southeastern part), and it was formed from volcanic activity. The capital of French Polynesia, Papeʻete, is located on the northwest coast of Tahiti. The only international airport in the region, Faʻaʻā International Airport, is on Tahiti near Papeʻete. Tahiti is located in the same time zone as Hawaii and is about as far south of the equator as Hawaii is north of the equator.