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The CFP franc (called the franc in everyday use) is the currency used in the French overseas collectivities (collectivités d’outre-mer or COM) of French Polynesia New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. The initials CFP originally stood for Colonies Françaises du Pacifique (“French colonies of the Pacific”). This was later changed to Communauté Financière du Pacifique (“Pacific Financial Community”) and then to the present term Change Franc Pacifique (“Pacific Franc Exchange”).