Oceania · Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia covers about 3,340 km² (1,290 mi²), the 178th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at about 3,320 km².
- 3,340km²Area, main territory
- 279,000Population
- 0.11In Belgiums
500 km
- French Polynesia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 3,340 km²1,290 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 4,170 km²Wikidata · 20% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.11 |
| Capital | Papeete |
| Population | 279,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 84 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 28°S to 8°S |
| In other languages | Polinesia Francesa Español · Französisch-Polynesien Deutsch · Polynésie française Français · Polinésia Francesa Português · フランス領ポリネシア 日本語 · 法属波利尼西亚 中文 · 프랑스령 폴리네시아 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania |
What the numbers say about French Polynesia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 5,089× the size of French Polynesia.
- At 84 people per km², French Polynesia is the 81st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- French Polynesia lies at 15°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, French Polynesia's main territory stretches about 2,180 km north to south and 2,050 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,340 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How French Polynesia measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3,340 km² | 177th of 239 |
| Population | 279,000 | 180th of 237 |
| Density | 84 per km² | 81st of 185 |
| Compared with | Its area | French Polynesia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.11× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 944 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 2,539 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 2,831 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 5,089 its size |
Where French Polynesia sits
- French Polynesia's centre lies at 15.2°S, 144.9°W, in the southern and western hemispheres, about 1,690 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 28°S to 8°S, about 2,190 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If French Polynesia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², French Polynesia would have 4.2 million people. It has 279,000.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², French Polynesia would have 12,000 people. It has 279,000.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 241,000.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11