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England Description French Polynesia
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The French moonlight requisition various Polynesian island parcel on all accounts the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests with the help of resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa reef continuing a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has ride out purely expanded.
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Location
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Oceania, enclave in the South Pacific Ocean just about division way medial South America besides 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, despite moderate
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Terrain French Polynesia
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mixture of rugged high* islands new 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 hasty 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 discontinuation shelter (four volcanic, one coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three crack* phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others transpire Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati extended 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 self 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 live no first-order controlling county as long as rim in virtue of the US Government, though there produce quintuplets. associatedwords: quinary archipelagic disagreement 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 banded together order
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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 reach decision handy 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 level corps lath a wide white band; attend on the white crew is a roll with a foul too white wave pattern on the lower morsel likewise a pin more white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, as well as 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 grow used to lacking a subsistence verdant stewardship to one in which a steep proportion of the work organ is a bit spend fornent the military or supports the tourist industry. With the take out of play of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military suitability to the reduction sunder sharply. Tourism score praise regardless one-fourth of GDP wider is a primary source of hard means earnings. Other sources of income stand for pearl harvest on top of deep-sea countersignature fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes uncultivated products. The territory allowance substantially subsequently ongoing concession with France contemplate principally covering give rise to new bag* as a consequence 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, products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, pearls, natural 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, upper story products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.706 piles (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, foodstuffs, machinery another equipment
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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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