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SERIAL · 258Insular Oceania
Flag of French Polynesia

French Polynesia

CapitalPapeete
CurrencyXPF · CFP Franc
LanguageFrench
Area3,471 km²
Since1842
ISOPYF · PF
Population
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Coat of arms of French Polynesia
— THE COUNTRY —

French overseas collectivity in the Pacific

French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country; it is classified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. French Polynesia is associated with the European Union as an overseas country and territory (OCT). The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), with a population of 282,596 as of September 2025 of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago.

Text: Wikipedia — French PolynesiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-21

— FACTS —
Coat of arms of French Polynesia
Capital
Papeete
Currency
CFP Franc (XPF)
Official language
French
Drives on the
Right
Calling code
+689
Top-level domain
.pf
Independence / founding
1842
Highest point
Mont Orohena (2,241 m)
Anthem
’Ia ora ’o Tahiti Nui
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02
— LAND —
Land covered by forest
43.1%% of land area
#67 of 2132023
136% of world average
Forest area
1,495km²
#158 of 2132023
1% of world average
Agricultural land
8.7%% of land area
#183 of 2092023
23% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
0.7%% of land area
#192 of 2062023
5% of world average
Land area
3,471km²
#172 of 2152023
1% of world average
— PEOPLE —

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— MONEY —
GDP
$6.32Bcurrent US$
#166 of 2112024
1% of world average
GDP per person
$22,440current US$
#71 of 2112024
93% of world average
GDP growth
1.1%% per year
#167 of 2102024
33% of world average
GDP per person growth
0.9%% per year
#151 of 2102024
37% of world average
Gross national income
$7.01Bcurrent US$
#162 of 2042024
1% of world average
Gross national income per person
$24,100current US$
#60 of 2032024
119% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
1.8%% per year
#55 of 2092024
26% of world average
Government consumption
32.0%% of GDP
#11 of 1812024
183% of world average
Household consumption
73.7%% of GDP
#45 of 1812024
114% of world average
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Investment (gross capital formation)
21.9%% of GDP
#108 of 1782024
94% of world average
Fixed investment
21.9%% of GDP
#92 of 1732024
98% of world average
Gross savings
23.3%% of GDP
#75 of 1682016
106% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
-$13.9Mcurrent US$
#180 of 2012024
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
-0.2%% of GDP
#176 of 1982024
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Foreign investment outflows
0.2%% of GDP
#114 of 1792024
8% of world average
Current account balance
7.5%% of GDP
#25 of 1912016
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— TRADE —

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— HEALTH —

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— LEARNING —

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— WORK —

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— CONNECTED —
Money earned from tourism
$782.0Mcurrent US$
#80 of 1752016
21% of world average

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— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
3tonnes per person
#118 of 2032024
77% of world average
Carbon emissions
1Mt CO2
#43 of 2032024
1% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
1Mt CO2-equivalent
#34 of 2032024
0% of world average
Protected land
5.6%% of land area
#178 of 2132025
30% of world average
Protected coastal waters
87.4%% of territorial waters
#5 of 1742025
846% of world average
Renewable energy use
7.0%% of final energy consumption
#160 of 2122022
24% of world average
Electricity from renewables
23.7%% of total
#100 of 2062021
69% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
76.3%% of total
#117 of 2092021
128% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#89 of 2082021
0% of world average

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— STATE —
Homicides
0per 100,000 people
not enough data to rank2009
5% of world average

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— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —
Exports toas of 2025
  • Other$137.6M
  • China, Hong Kong SAR$50.7M
  • Japan$19.2M
  • USA$14.9M
  • France$9.9M
  • China$874,686
  • New Caledonia$280,549
  • Viet Nam$190,313
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  • Wallis and Futuna Isds$2,627
  • Switzerland$267
Imports fromas of 2025
  • Other$1.63B
  • France$142.9M
  • China$134.6M
  • USA$74.7M
  • New Zealand$47.6M
  • Thailand$38.8M
  • Italy$28.3M
  • Spain$20.0M
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  • Germany$19.7M
  • Belgium$16.2M
  • Japan$15.6M
  • Rep. of Korea$15.3M
  • Uruguay$12.9M
  • Switzerland$12.5M
  • Viet Nam$10.4M
Trade balance, 2025-$2.10B
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Papeete · approx. UTC-10
Neighbours
French Polynesia has no land borders
Landmarks
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People
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History
1842French Polynesia — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population282,4652025
GDP$6.32B2024
GDP per person$22,4402024