PYF · Oceania
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole overseas country; it is classified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations. It comprises 121 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
- Context
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Economy 4.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Papeetē
- Population
- 279,500 inh.
- Area
- 4,167 km²
- Currency
- XPF
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Emmanuel Macron
Head of Government
Édouard Fritch
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
6 G$
GDP / capita
22,440 $
Growth
1.1 %
Unemployment
11.7 %
Life expectancy
84.2 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
French Armed Forces in French Polynesia
France · Papeete
Society · human UNDP HDI · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
National anthem
’Ia ora ’o Tahiti Nui
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,230 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,954, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)