The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia Encyclopedia World Factbook American Heritage Coll. The capital is Papeete , on Tahiti . NE of Tahiti, is also part of the territory.
Tourism is important to the economy.
Foodstuffs, fuel, and equipment are the largest imports. There is a considerable Chinese and a smaller French minority. French and Tahitian are both official languages. French Polynesia is administered by a high commissioner and council and an elected assembly. The territory elects two deputies to the French national assembly and one member of the senate.