Tahiti

Tahiti or French Polynesia is an archipelago in the South Pacific that comprises of 118 islands some 5,955 km east of Brisbane, Australia, with a total population of approximately 295,121 inhabitants.

The nation covers an area of 4,167 sq. km, of which 3,287 sq. km or 78.88% is land while the remaining 340 sq. km or 8.16% is water, averaging 71 persons per sq. km. Of the total land available 12.5% or 521 sq. km is used for agriculture. Almost 43.7% of the total land available or 1,821 sq. km is covered with forests.

The nation’s total GDP is valued at 4.795 billion. The services sector is the nation’s largest GDP contributor accounting for 84.5% of total GDP or 4.05 billion. The services sector is followed by the industrial sector which accounts for 13% or 0.62 billion of total GDP and agriculture which accounts for 2.5% or 0.12 billion of total GDP.

The nation’s total labor force is estimated at 126,300 or 43% of the total population. Of the total labor force available 68% or 85,884 are employed in the services sector, 19% or 23,997 are employed in the industrial sector and 13% or 16,419 are employed in the agricultural sector. 

Tahiti’s main industries include tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, and phosphates.

The nation’s main agricultural produce includes coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products; and fish.

The nation’s primary exports are cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, and shark meat.

Tahiti’s major export partners are Japan 23.1%, Hong Kong 21.5%, Kyrgyzstan 15.9%, the United States 15.9%, and France 12.4%. Its main import partners include France 27.9%, South Korea 12.1%, the United States 10.1%, China 7.3%, New Zealand 6.7%, and Singapore 4.2%.