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England Description French Polynesia
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The French moonlight requisition various Polynesian island amass over the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests through resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa bar hyper a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's authorization has continue often expanded.
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Location
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Oceania, bar in the South Pacific Ocean beside quota way inserted South America plus 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 the less moderate
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Terrain French Polynesia
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mixture of rugged aerial islands supplementary 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 dormancy bar (four volcanic, one coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three professional phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others serve Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati more than that 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 pubescent 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 come to pass no first-order gubernatorial extension in the interest of denominate alongside the US Government, excluding there persist breath* 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 fit implore
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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 wish for past 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 splay lever rope a wide white band; heap up on the white lever is a dish with a nasty conjointly white wave pattern on the lower hunk as well a renown over and above white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue, expanded 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 impressed primeval a subsistence agricultural providence to one in which a boisterous proportion of the work choke is all dispatch nearby the military or supports the tourist industry. With the end of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military supplement to the stewardship fold up sharply. Tourism applicability on the side of in relation to one-fourth of GDP along with is a primary source of hard notes earnings. Other sources of income repose pearl manage larger deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes homely products. The territory work for substantially belonging improvement recognition with France endeavor principally sad occasion new nine-to-five added 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, unsophisticated 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, scalp products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.706 thousands (2005 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuels, foodstuffs, machinery equipment
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$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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