| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166 alpha-2 | PFISO 3166 [2024] |
| ISO 3166 alpha-3 | PYFISO 3166 [2024] |
| Capital | PapeeteGeoNames [2024] |
| Continent | OceaniaGeoNames [2024] |
| Common name | French PolynesiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Official name | Overseas Lands of French PolynesiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Local name | Polynésie FrançaiseCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Etymology | the term "Polynesia" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, poly (many) and nesoi (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific OceanCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Independence | none (overseas land of France)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National holiday | Fête de la Fédération, 14 July (1790); note: note 1: the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)note 2: often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, France's national celebration commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789 and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are la Fête nationale (National Holiday) and le Quatorze Juillet (14th of July)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Head of state | No authoritative open source found |
| Currency code (ISO 4217) | XPFISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Currency | CFP FrancISO 4217 Currency Codes [2026] |
| Administrative subdivisions | No authoritative open source found |
| Subdivision names | No authoritative open source found |
| Historical overview | No authoritative open source found |
| National symbols | outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia flower (Gardenia taitensis)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National anthem | title: "La Marseillaise" (The Song of Marseille); lyrics/music: Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle; history: official anthem, as a French territoryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| National colors | red, whiteCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Citizenship rules | see FranceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
the term "Polynesia" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, poly (many) and nesoi (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
description: two horizontal red bands flank a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue-and-white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold-and-white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a stylized red Polynesian canoe on the disk has a crew of five, represented by five stars meaning: the stars symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
