French Polynesia
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PROFILE
- Area: 4,167 sq. km (1,609 sq. mi.)
- Population: 285,321 (2016 est.)
- Population growth rate: 0.91% (2016 est.)
- Life expectancy: 77.2 years (2016)
- Languages: French (official) 61.1%, Polynesian (official) 31.4%, Asian languages 1.2%
- Religions: Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
- Formal name: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
- Alternate names: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia, Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynésie Française, Polynésie Française, Pōrīnetia Farāni
- Government type: parliamentary democracy; an overseas collectivity of France
- Leaders: chief of state: President Francois HOLLANDE; head of government: President of French Polynesia Edouard FRITCH
- Capital: Papeete
- GDP per capita (PPP): $26,100 (2012 est.)
- Exports: cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
- Imports: fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
- Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
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ACCOMMODATION
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