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Overseas Lands of French Polynesia Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of French Polynesia consists of a wide white band encased by two narrow red horizontal bands. A disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half is centered on the white band. A stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern. The French flag is used for official occasions.

People

Population: 274,578 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 1.48% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)

Government

Capital: Papeete

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $4.58 billion (2003 estimate)

GDP per capita: $17,500 (2003 estimate)