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PYF

French Polynesia
Flag of French Polynesia
Coat of arms of French Polynesia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
Location of French Polynesia
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)
Demonym French Polynesian
Government Dependent territory
Emmanuel Macron
Édouard Fritch
René Bidal
Legislature Assembly
Overseas collectivity of France
1842
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 (Listeni/ˈfrɛn pɒlˈnʒə/; French: Polynésie française [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛz]; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic; collectivité d'outre-mer de la République française About this sound 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).


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