Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Tropical, but moderate
Travel Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Languages
French (official), Tahitian (official)
Ethnic Groups
Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
National Holiday
Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)
Geographic Coordinates
15 00 S, 140 00 W
Location
Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel Des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia
Airports
45