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French Polynesia

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Background :

The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded. 

Location :

Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

15 00 S, 140 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -152.88
North -7.90
East -134.93
South -27.65

Area :

total 4 167 square km
water 340 square km

Coastline :

2525.00 km

Climate :

tropical, but moderate 

Terrain :

mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 241 metres

Natural resources :

cobalt fish
hydropower timber

Land use :

arable land 0.75 %
permanent crops 5.50 %
other 93.75 %

Irrigated land :

10 square km

Natural hazards :

cyclonic storms

Population :

287 032 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.39 %
Birth rate 15.91 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.92 children born/woman
Death rate 4.73 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 24.30 %
15-64 years 68.90 %
65 years and over 6.80 %

Median age :

total 29.10 years
male 29.40 years
female 28.80 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.02 male(s)/female
total population 1.06 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 7.55 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 76.71 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 74.26 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 79.29 years

Religions :

Protestant 54.00 %
Roman Catholic 30.00 %
other 10.00 %
none 6.00 %

Languages :

French 61.10 %
Polynesian 31.40 %
Asian 1.20 %

Literacy :

total population 98.00 %
male 98.00 %
female 98.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
conventional short form French Polynesia
local long form Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise
local short form Polynesie Francaise
former French Colony of Oceania

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 PF
ISO Numeric 258
ISO3 PYF
FIPS FP
ccTLD pf
English French Polynesia

Capital :

name Papeete
geographic coordinates 17 32 S, 149 34 W
time difference -10.00

International organization participation :

FZ ITUC
PIF (associate member) SPC
UPU WMO

National holiday :

Bastille Day

1789-07-14

Executive branch :

President Gaston Tong SANG President Nicolas SARKOZY

Legislative branch :

Our Home alliance 45.20 %
Union for Democracy alliance 37.20 %
Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) 17.20 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 4 718 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 6 100 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.70 %
PPP - per capita 18 000 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 3.50 %
industry 20.40 %
services 76.10 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 13.00 %
industry 19.00 %
services 68.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 11.70 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.10 %

Budget :

revenues 865 000 000 $
expenditures 644 100 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beef coconuts
coffee dairy
fish fruits
poultry vanilla
vegetables

Industries :

agricultural processing handicrafts
pearls phosphates
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 650 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 604 500 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 7 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 6 701 bbl/day

Value :

211 000 000 $

Commodities :

coconut products cultured pearls
nacre shark meat
vanilla

Value :

1 706 000 000 $

Commodities :

foodstuffs fuels
machinery and equipment

Currency-name :

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 54 600
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 187 100
FM Radio broadcast stations 14
Television broadcast stations 7
Internet Country code (ccTLD) pf
Internet Hosts 13 796
Internet Users 90 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 47
Heliports 1
Roadways - total 2 590 km
Roadways - paved 1 735 km
Roadways - unpaved 855 km

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