French Polynesia
Polynésie française
French Polynesia (PF, PYF) is a territory in Polynesia, with Papeetē as its capital. The currency is the CFP Franc (XPF, CFPF). The international dialling code is +689; mobile numbers are written like 87 12 34 56. There are 3 time zones: Pacific/Tahiti, Pacific/Marquesas, and Pacific/Gambier. Official languages: French and Tahitian.
CurrencyXPFCFPF
Dial code+689e.g. 87 12 34 56
Time zone3 zonesUTC−10:00 … UTC−09:30
LanguageFrench+1 more
CapitalPapeetē
Population303.5K4.2K km²
Overview
- Official name
- French Polynesia
- Native name
- Polynésie française
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- PF
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- PYF
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 258
- Demonym
- French Polynesian
- Capital
- Papeetē
- Region
- Oceania › Polynesia
- Status
- Dependency or territory
- Groups
- Polynesia
- Internet domain
- .pf
- Coordinates
- -15, -140
- Area
- 4,167 km²
- Population
- 303,540
- GDP
- $5.7B ($18.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 98%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
CFP Franc XPF
- Symbol
- CFPF
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 FCFP
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| French fr | Official | 98% (297.5K) | |
| Tahitian ty | Official | 31% (94.1K) | |
| Traditional Chinese zh-Hant | 7.8% (23.7K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific/Tahiti | UTC−10:00 | none | Tahiti Time | |
| Pacific/Marquesas | UTC−09:30 | none | Marquesas Time | |
| Pacific/Gambier | UTC−09:00 | none | Gambier Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +689
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 6–9 digits
- Emergency number
- 15 pattern 1[578]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 40 41 23 45 | +689 40 41 23 45 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
| Mobile | 87 12 34 56 | +689 87 12 34 56 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
| Toll free | 800 01 23 45 | +689 800 01 23 45 | XXX XX XX XX | 9 |
| VoIP | 49 90 12 34 | +689 49 90 12 34 | XX XX XX XX | 8 |
| Universal access | 44 01 23 | +689 44 01 23 | XX XX XX | 6 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 44 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 4|8[7-9] | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 8 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City} {State/province}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
- Uppercase fields
- City, State/province
- Region label
- island
Postal code
- Pattern
987\d{2}- Examples
- 98709
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also h, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the French (French Polynesia) locale (fr-PF), amounts in XPF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XPF)
- 1 234 568 FCFP
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 FCFP)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFP
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C