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Heaven On Earth, French Polynesia
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At the same census, 94.7% of people whose age was 15 or older reported that they could speak, read and write French, whereas only 2.0% reported that they had no knowledge of French. 74.6% of people whose age was 15 or older reported that they could speak, read and write one of the Polynesian languages, whereas 13.6% reported that they had no knowledge of any of the Polynesian languages.
Religion
Christianity is the main religion of the islands, a majority (54%) belonging to various Protestant churches and a large minority (30%) being Roman Catholic. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had 20,282 members as of 2009. Jehovah's Witnesses -according to the 2009 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses- had 2,248 publishers in Tahiti as of 2009. They logged 490,853 hours preaching along with 3,185 Bible Studies. The Memorial of Christ Death had an attendance of 7,418.
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