French Polynesia

Also known as pf, French Oceania, French Settlements in Oceania, French Establishments in Oceania, Territory of French Polynesia

French overseas country in the southern Pacific Ocean

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French Polynesia is a French overseas country in the southern Pacific Ocean, consisting of several island groups spread across a vast ocean area. It matters because it represents France's significant territorial presence in the Pacific region and is an important cultural and economic hub for the broader Polynesian area.

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Official name: TERRITOIRE DE LA POLYNESIE FRANCAISE
Demonym: franco-polinésia
Population: 278786
Area: 4167
Official website: www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr
Image: The lagoon really is this blue - panoramio.jpg
Life expectancy: 76.813
Nominal GDP: 6080359305
Calling code: +689
Motto: Tahiti Nui Mare'a'rea

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Commons category: French Polynesia
inception: 1842-01-01
Commons gallery: French Polynesia
native label: Polynésie française
total fertility rate: 2.043
maritime identification digits: 546
Unicode character: 🇵🇫
P11012: laziness
P12749: horizontal branch
P8168: Teliu

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French Polynesia (/ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə/ POL-ih-NEE-zhə; French: Polynésie française [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia farāni) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country. 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.

French Polynesia is divided into five island groups: the Austral Islands; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; the Society Islands (comprising the Leeward and Windward Islands); and the Tuamotus. Among its 121 islands and atolls, 75 were inhabited at the 2017 census. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island, being home to nearly 69% of the population of French Polynesia as of 2017. Papeete, located on Tahiti, is the capital of French Polynesia. Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.