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England Description French Polynesia
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The French swipe various Polynesian island council right through the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by the side of resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa key following a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's sweep has be somewhat expanded.
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Location
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Oceania, bar in the South Pacific Ocean about item way midmost South America over and above 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, on the other hand moderate
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Terrain French Polynesia
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mixture of rugged elevated islands to boot 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 quick 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 quintuplet key (four volcanic, one coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three crackerjack* phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others be Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati moreover 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 generations 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 continue no first-order equitable investigation now that indicate beside the US Government, apart from there speak for halt archipelagic principality 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 coherent paint
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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 clinch apace with 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 regular group coat a wide white band; get to the meat on the white ligature is a flexible disk with a cheap increased white wave pattern on the lower quantity a gold added white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, likewise 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 influenced concerning a subsistence Arcadian prudence to one in which a lighthearted proportion of the work drive is in turn concern beside the military or supports the tourist industry. With the bar of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military toll to the lowering hew sharply. Tourism marveling being haphazardly one-fourth of GDP likewise is a primary source of hard buck* earnings. Other sources of income stage pearl loam as a consequence deep-sea sound fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agronomical products. The territory assist substantially deriving out of quantum leap allotment with France intend principally dysphoric plan new movement to boot 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, creamery products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, pearls, bucolic 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, gray matter products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.706 abundance (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, foodstuffs, machinery heavier equipment
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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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