Overseas Lands of French
Polynesia
Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise  Location
a group of 118 islands and atolls in the South Pacific,
about half way between South America and Australia
Total Area 1,608 sq mi
(4,167 sq km)
Highest Point Mont
Orohena; 7,352 ft (2,241 m)
Lowest Point Pacific Ocean, 0 ft (0 m)
Natural Resources
timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Nationality French
Polynesian
Population (July 2009 est) 287,032
Ethnic Groups Polynesian, Chinese, local
French, metropolitan French
Religions Protestant, Roman Catholic
Languages French (official), Polynesian
(official)
Capital Papeete
(Tahiti)
Present Constitution Adopted October 4,
1958 (French)
Form of Government overseas lands of
France
Chief of State French President Nicolas
Sarkozy (since May 16, 2007)
Head of Government President of French
Polynesia Oscar Temaru (since February 9, 2009)
Cabinet Council of Ministers
Legislature unicameral Territorial
Assembly (Assemblee Territoriale)
Judiciary Court of Appeal (Cour
d'Appel); Court of the First Instance (Tribunal de
Premiere Instance); Court of Administrative Law (Tribunal
Administratif)
Administrative Divisions five
archipelagic divisions
Currency
Per Capita Income $18,000
Industries tourism, pearls, agricultural
processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Agricultural Products fish; coconuts, vanilla,
vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products
Export Commodities cultured pearls,
coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Import Commodities fuels, foodstuffs,
machinery and equipment
 National Holiday Bastille Day;
July 14 (1789)
Flag two narrow red horizontal bands
encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a
disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half
and a gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a
stylized red, blue, and white ship rides on the wave
pattern
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