General Information
Capital
Papeete (located on Tahiti)
Continent
Oceania
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Australia & Oceania
Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF)
Languages
French (official) 73.5%
Tahitian 20.1%
Marquesan 2.6%
Austral languages 1.2%
Paumotu 1%
other 1.6% (2017 est.)
Timezones
UTC-10
Area
4,167 km²
Map Reference
Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about halfway between South America and Australia
Demographics
Population (2023)
281,118
Density
67.5 per km²
Urban Population
62.3%
Median Age
35.3 years
Life Expectancy
78.9 years
Major Cities
PAPEETE
Economy
GDP (2024)
$6.6B
GDP Per Capita (2022)
$20,684
Inflation (2022)
6.4%
Unemployment (2024)
11.8%
Exchange Rate (2024)
110.306 to USD
Main Exports
1.
pearls
2.
fish
3.
aircraft parts
4.
gas turbines
5.
vanilla (2023)
Main Imports
1.
cars
2.
packaged medicine
3.
refined petroleum
4.
poultry
5.
broadcasting equipment (2023)
