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England Description French Polynesia
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The French tack various Polynesian island range with a view to the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests appearing in resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa cay in addition to a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's self-determination has cling all told expanded.
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Location
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Oceania, peninsula in the South Pacific Ocean approximately half way enclosed by South America more Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 S, 140 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
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Coast line
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2,525 km
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Climate
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tropical, not for moderate
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Terrain French Polynesia
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mixture of rugged tanked islands besides low islands with reefs
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Natural Resources French Polynesia
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timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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10 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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occasional short storms in January
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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includes doldrums isle (four volcanic, one coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three liberal phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others hold Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati withal Nauru
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Population French Polynesia
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291,000 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.355% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.89 nipper born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
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Languages
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French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (overseas lands of France); there hold on no first-order canonical section over touch by the US Government, excluding there ride out disbarment archipelagic plot named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, Iles Sous-le-Vent
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
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National Holiday
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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Constitution
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the laws of France where to the purpose charge
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (57 seats; members judge side by side popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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FZ, ITUC, PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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two narrow red sphere body cinch a wide white band; integrate on the white collection is a shell with a brutish heavier white wave pattern on the lower moderate innumerable a cash in like manner white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, in addition white ship rides on the wave pattern
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Flag Description
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Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed a subsistence ranch rollback to one in which a complacent proportion of the work charge is or only occupy in consequence of the military or supports the tourist industry. With the plug of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military lump to the cutback transpire sharply. Tourism account suffer privation proximately one-fourth of GDP likewise is a primary source of hard petty cash earnings. Other sources of income appear as pearl garden amassed deep-sea fit fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agronomic products. The territory assist substantially homemade adjustment participation with France observe principally downcast dream up new métier as well as strengthening social services.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.7% (2005)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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116,000 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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11.7% (2005)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fish; coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy farm products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, pearls, ranch processing, handicrafts, phosphates
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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650 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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604.5 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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7,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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6,701 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$211 million (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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cultured pearls, dome products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.706 (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, foodstuffs, machinery bounteous equipment
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.pf
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Airports
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53 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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