{"id":4386,"date":"2025-06-06T01:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T23:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/?page_id=4386"},"modified":"2025-07-10T02:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:35:15","slug":"french-polynesia-a-brief-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/en\/french-polynesia-a-brief-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"French Polynesia: a brief overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-sticky-container\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-sticky-background-color:var(--awb-color2) 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><p>French Polynesia:<br \/>\na brief overview<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background 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style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:6.144%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:60px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;\"><p>5,5<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:35px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:5px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;\"><p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color);font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family);font-size: var(--awb-font-size);font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style);font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing);text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment);text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform);background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover)\">MILLION<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color);font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family);font-size: var(--awb-font-size);font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style);font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing);text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment);text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform);background-color: var(--awb-bg-color)\">\u00a0KM\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:right;--awb-font-size:13px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-left:60px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:600;\"><p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color);font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family);font-size: var(--awb-font-size);font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style);font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing);text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment);text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform);background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover)\">Total area<br \/>\ncovered by<br \/>\nFrench Polynesia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:#29235c;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>Located in the heart of the South Pacific, French Polynesia is situated between the American continent and Australia, in a part of the world that is peaceful and<br \/>\nfree from conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>French Polynesia consists of 118 islands, of which 76 are inhabited, spread across five archipelagos (Society Islands: Windward and Leeward Islands, Tuamotu,<br \/>\nGambier, Marquesas, and Austral Islands), covering an exclusive economic zone of 5.5 million km\u00b2.<\/p>\n<p>With a total land area of 4,000 km\u00b2, French Polynesia has a population of approximately 278,786 (2022 census), with a median age of 33.3 years and 30% of the population under the age of 25.<\/p>\n<p>While French is the official language, Polynesian languages are still widely spoken. In Papeete, language academies are responsible for their preservation, promotion, and continued use. English is commonly used in business and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The climate is tropical oceanic, with two distinct seasons:<br \/>\na warm season from November to March (23\u00b0C to 30\u00b0C) and a cooler season from April to October (14\u00b0C to 29\u00b0C).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:40px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-margin-top-medium:20px;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:15px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">The institutions of French Polynesia<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:600;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>French Polynesia is an overseas country within the French Republic. It enjoys extended political autonomy recognized by the French Constitution, allowing it to govern itself freely and democratically. The four main institutions of French Polynesia, established and modified by various autonomy statutes since 1984, are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">The President of French Polynesia, Moetai BROTHERSON<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>Elected by the French Polynesian Assembly from among its members for a renewable five-year term, the President is responsible for leading the local government, implementing laws passed by the Assembly, representing French Polynesia, and, managing the Polynesian administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">The Government of French Polynesia<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>The President selects the ministers who form the government.<br \/>\nThe Vice President, in addition to managing their own ministerial portfolio, assumes the President\u2019s duties in case of absence or incapacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">The Assembly of French Polynesia<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>Comprising 57 members representing the five archipelagos, the Assembly is elected for a five-year term through direct universal suffrage. It adopts resolutions and country laws, which may be subject to review by the Council of State in Paris. The 57 representatives elect the Assembly\u2019s President and vote annually on the budget for French Polynesia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-margin-bottom:10px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">The Economic, Social, Environmental, and Cultural Council of French Polynesia<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:#29235c;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>Comprising 51 members appointed for a four-year term, the Council is divided into five groups (employees, entrepreneurs, development, social cohesion and collective life, and archipelagos).<br \/>\nIt provides opinions on economic and social projects as well as country laws proposed by the government.<\/p>\n<p>The State, represented by the High Commissioner of the French Republic, guarantees public liberties in French Polynesia and retains sovereign responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>French Polynesia consists of 48 municipalities across the five archipelagos, which manage essential local services for the population.<br \/>\nAt the national level, French Polynesia is represented by two senators, three deputies, and one of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:38px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" 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https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/1.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-left:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/2-200x200.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3873\" 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fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" title=\"Design Sans Titre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre-200x143.png 200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre-400x286.png 400w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre-600x429.png 600w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre-800x571.png 800w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre-1200x857.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/Design-sans-titre.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-right:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-color:#ededed;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ededed;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-border-top:15px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:-3.84%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:-5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Currency and cost of living<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>The currency in French Polynesia is the Pacific Franc (XPF). Its exchange rate with the Euro (1 EUR = 119.3317 XPF) is guaranteed by the French government, ensuring monetary stability.<\/p>\n<p>French Polynesia enjoys full transfer freedom and unlimited convertibility. However, the cost of living is relatively high (30\u201340% higher than in metropolitan France) due to the importation of many goods, primarily from Europe, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:35px;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color);font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family);font-size: var(--awb-font-size);font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style);font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing);text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment);text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform);background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover)\"><span style=\"font-size: 50px;color: var(--awb-color8)\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">1\u20ac<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 30px;color: var(--awb-color8)\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color8)\">= <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color8)\">119,3317 XPF<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Banking System<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-columns:2;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>French Polynesia\u2019s banking system consists of 3 banks (Socredo, Banque de Polyn\u00e9sie and Banque de Tahiti) and 3 finance companies (Ofina, BPCE Lease Tahiti and Sogelease BDP). Two payment institutions complete the range of banking services: Marara paiement, a subsidiary of the \u201cOffice des Postes et T\u00e9l\u00e9communications\u201d (OPT), and EGPF Polyn\u00e9sie, known under the trade name \u201cNiuPay\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the \u201cSoci\u00e9t\u00e9 de Financement du D\u00e9veloppement de la Polyn\u00e9sie Fran\u00e7aise\u201d (Sofidep) provides equity loans and private equity products, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Other financial institutions such as Adie and Initiative Polyn\u00e9sie Fran\u00e7aise offer respectively microloans and honor loans<br \/>\nto consolidate the entrepreneur\u2019s personal contribution.<\/p>\n<p>Financial institutions not based locally operate from mainland France (Casden Banque Populaire, AFD, CAFFIL, Agence France Locale, BEI, SOGEFOM, BPI France, whose Territorial Delegate is based in New Caledonia, and the Banque des Territoires, whose Branch Manager in French Polynesia is from the Caisse des D\u00e9p\u00f4ts et Consignations).<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Infrastructure and transport<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-columns:2;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>To overcome its geographical remoteness (6,200 km from Los Angeles, 18,000 km from Paris, 7,500 km from Santiago de Chile, 9,500 km from Tokyo, 11,594 km from Beijing) and its scattered location (EEZ of 5.5 million km\u00b2), French Polynesia has developed modern infrastructure and adapted transport networks.<\/p>\n<p>French Polynesia has an extensive air service with daily flights to major destinations through its international airport. The domestic network of Air Tahiti and Air Moana provides regular service to 48 islands. Tahiti-Faa\u2019a Airport, which handles over 2.5 million passengers per year (2024), serves as an international hub in the South Pacific, with easy access from Europe via the U.S. West Coast, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Hawaii, New Caledonia and the Cook Islands.<br \/>\nNon-scheduled air traffic remains marginal, mainly carried out by Air Tetiaroa and Air Archipels.<\/p>\n<p>Air Tahiti Nui\u2019s subsidiary, \u00abTahiti Nui Helicopters\u00bb transports passengers on demand. Its services are relatively diversified: tourist flights, work at height, medical evacuations.<\/p>\n<p>The Port of Papeete is a vital logistical hub for Tahiti and its islands, acting as the nerve center for maritime activities. It provides safe, natural shelter for a variety of vessels, from cargo and container ships to foreign oil tankers, as well as a fleet of inter-island schooners that provide regular service between the 5 archipelagos of French Polynesia. The port also plays an increasingly important role as a port of call for many international cruise ships, contributing to the development of tourism in our islands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"338\" title=\"Qq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/qq.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/qq-200x103.png 200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/qq-400x206.png 400w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/qq-600x309.png 600w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/qq.png 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.264%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element 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fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Telecommunication<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>French Polynesia is linked to the rest of the world by a state-ofthe- art telecommunications system, including ultramodern satellite links, a digital-quality television network and high-speed Internet access.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Honotua and Manatua submarine cables, French Polynesia has an international fiber optic link that enables the transmission of large quantities of information at high speed over very long distances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Healthcare System<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>French Polynesia boasts a high-quality healthcare and social protection system. All Polynesians, regardless of their income or geographical location, benefit from coverage financed by the \u201cCaisse de Pr\u00e9voyance Sociale\u201d (CPS), which comprises 3 schemes: salaried employees, non-salaried employees and the French Polynesia solidarity scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The island of Tahiti boasts a modern hospital with state-of-the-art equipment, as well as a network of clinics.<br \/>\nOn the other islands, the Public Health Directorate runs dispensaries, infirmaries and first-aid posts (depending on the number of inhabitants). Private medical practices are also present.<\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Education system and higher education<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p>While the education system in French Polynesia is largely inspired by that of mainland France, it is adapted to local geographical, economic, social, and cultural conditions, by French Polynesia government which is responsible for education.<\/p>\n<p>Education is a top priority for the Polynesian government, accounting for the largest share of the national budget. With a 98% school enrollment rate, the education system ensures quality through nationally recognized diplomas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><strong>University of French Polynesia (UPF)<\/strong> : Established in 1987, UPF offers programs in sciences, medical sciences, law, economics, management, literature, and languages, serving over 3,200 students annually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><strong>Business School of Tahiti<\/strong> : Since 2010, a business school has been operating in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services, and Trades (CCISM).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><strong>Institute of Higher Private Education of French Polynesia (ISEPP)<\/strong> : Since 2007, ISEPP has provided university training in humanities and social sciences, technology, human resources, communication, environment, and sociology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><strong>National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)<\/strong> : Since 1979, CNAM has offered professional and lifelong education, technological research, innovation, and the promotion of scientific and technical culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" 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1;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"288\" title=\"Zz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/zz.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3876 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/zz-200x177.png 200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/03\/zz.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:1 \/ 1;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-max-width:325px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;width:325px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" title=\"Design Sans Titre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3499 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/02\/Design-sans-titre-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-margin-top:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-font-size:25px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;\">Research and innovation in French Polynesia<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22 awb-text-cols fusion-text-columns-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-columns:2;--awb-column-spacing:2em;--awb-column-min-width:100px;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<p><strong>Research and innovation in French Polynesia have steadily developed, supported by modern infrastructure and highly qualified researchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research and innovation in French Polynesia is mainly structured around knowledge and issues related to marine and terrestrial biodiversity, the study of Polynesian societies, health risks, applied mathematics and geosciences, all of which are key areas of research.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To ensure that research and innovation serve sustainable and inclusive development, French Polynesia adopted an Innovation Strategy 2030 in 2022, which defines the following key strategic areas : sustainable and decarbonized blue economy development, resilience, excellence in production, bioeconomy, biotechnological valorization, and ecocultural tourism.<\/p>\n<p>There are several research organizations and institutions in Polynesia: the Criobe under the supervision of EPHE-CNRS-Universit\u00e9 de Perpignan, Ifremer, IRD, the Institut Louis Malard\u00e9 (ILM), the Gump station managed by the University of California (Berkeley) and the Universit\u00e9 de la Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise (UPF). They carry out studies in the life, earth, human and social sciences, contributing to the scientific influence of the Pacific Rim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":4386,"fr":3160},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4386"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4499,"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4386\/revisions\/4499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.service-public.pf\/ade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}