Key Stats
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Continent: | Pacific |
| Capital: | Papeete |
| Population: | 311,383 |
| % Urban: | 62.1 % |
| Population Under 15 Yrs: | 22.6 % |
| Official Language: | French and Tahitian |
| Languages: | 11 |
| Literacy Rate: | 98 % |
| Life Expectancy: | 79.5 yrs (47/236) |
| % Christian: | 92.3 % |
| % Evangelical: | 7.2 % |
| Largest Religion: | Christian |
| % Largest Religion: | 92.3 % |
| People Groups: | 13 |
| % Unevangelized: | 1 % |
French Polynesia
Those with a vital personal faith are now rare. As a result, there is a reversion to the bondage of pagan occultism and a multiplication of syncretistic and foreign sects, especially two forms of Mormonism. Pray for a spiritual revolution to take place among the many nominal Catholic and Protestant Christians.
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