French Polynesia

Oceania

French Polynesia

French Polynesia
Oceania · Polynesia · Capital: Papeetē

Quick facts about French Polynesia

Official name	French Polynesia
Capital	Papeetē
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Polynesia
Population	281,118 people (world rank 179)
Area	4,167 km²
Density	67 people/km²
Share of world population	0.003% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$6.1 billion
Urbanisation	61.7% urban population
Life expectancy	84.1 years
Currency	CFP franc (₣) — XPF
Languages	French
Internet domain	`.pf`
Calling code	+689
Status	Dependent territory

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$21,832 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	3.3 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	43.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means French Polynesia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -15°, -140°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.