French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia sits in Polynesia and uses XPF - CFP franc (₣). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Papeete
Îles du Vent
Coordinates
-17.6797, -149.4068
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC-10:00
Driving
right
Population
278.8K
278,786 people
Area
4.2K km2
4,167 square kilometers
Density
67/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Papeetē
-17.53, -149.56
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
French Polynesia, officially listed here as French Polynesia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make French Polynesia, PF, PYF, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. French Polynesia is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Polynesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 278,786 people and a land area of 4,167 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 67 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -17.6797, -149.4068, while the capital coordinate reference is -17.53, -149.56. French Polynesia has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Papeetē (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Papeete. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in French Polynesia, capital of French Polynesia, and major urban areas in French Polynesia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Devolved parliamentary dependency. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
French Polynesia uses calling code +689, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30 and UTC-09:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XPF - CFP franc (₣), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as F. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This French Polynesia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PF / PYF
Top-level domains
.pf
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
F
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for French Polynesia is represented by the PF country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Papeete
Îles du Vent
26,654
primary
Governance
Government type
Devolved parliamentary dependency
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+689
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-10:00, UTC-09:30, UTC-09:00
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry