French Polynesia

French Polynesia Polynésie française  (French) Pōrīnetia Farāni  (Tahitian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (French) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" "Tahiti Nui Mare'a'rea" (Tahitian)
Anthem: La Marseillaise (French) ’Ia ora ’o Tahiti Nui (Tahitian)
Status	Overseas collectivity
Capital	Pape'ete 17°34′S 149°36′W / 17.567°S 149.600°W / -17.567; -149.600
Largest city	Fa'a'ā
Official languages	French
Ethnic groups (2015)	78% Polynesians 12% Chinese 6% French Polynesian 4% French
Demonym	French Polynesian
Sovereign state	France
Government	Dependent territory
• President of France	François Hollande
• President of French Polynesia	Édouard Fritch
• High Commissioner	René Bidal
Legislature	Assembly
Overseas collectivity of France
• Protectorate	1842
• Overseas territory	1946
• Overseas collectivity	2003
Area
• Total	4,167 km2 (1,609 sq mi) (173rd)
• Water (%)	12
• Land area	3,521.2 km2 1,359.5 sq mi
Population
• July 2016 estimate	285,735
• August 2012 census	268,270 (177th)
• Density	76/km2 (196.8/sq mi) (130th)
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Total	US$5.623 billion (not ranked)
• Per capita	US$20,098 (not ranked)
Currency	CFP franc (XPF)
Time zone	(UTC-10, −9:30, -9)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+689
ISO 3166 code	PF
Internet TLD	.pf

French Polynesia (ⁱ/ˈfrɛntʃ pɒlᵻˈniːʒə/; French: Polynésie française [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛz]; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic; collectivité d'outre-mer de la République française  pronunciation  (COM), sometimes unofficially referred to as an overseas country; pays d'outre-mer (POM). It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is 4,167 square kilometres (1,609 sq mi).