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Capital French Polynesia : |
Papeete .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country French Polynesia :
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| Climate French Polynesia :
| tropical, but moderate .
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| Life expectancy French Polynesia :
| 75.67 years .
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| Fertility rate French Polynesia :
| 2.09 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type French Polynesia :
| NA .
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| Population French Polynesia :
| 266,339 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total French Polynesia :
| 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use French Polynesia :
| 52,500 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular French Polynesia :
| 90,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code French Polynesia :
| 689.
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| Sex ratio total French Polynesia :
| 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex French Polynesia ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex French Polynesia ratio 15 64 :
| 1.08 male(s)/female .
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| Sex French Polynesia ratio 65 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance French Polynesia :
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| HIV French Polynesia :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line French Polynesia :
| NA |
| Literacy French Polynesia :
| 98% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% French Polynesia :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% French Polynesia :
| NA |
| Inflation French Polynesia :
| 1.5% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate French Polynesia :
| 11.8% (1994) |
| Internet Users French Polynesia :
| 35,000 (2002) |
| Location French Polynesia :
| Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia |
| Geographic Coordinates French Polynesia :
| 15 00 S, 140 00 W |
| Religion French Polynesia :
| Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| Administrative region French Polynesia :
| none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent |
| Terrain French Polynesia :
| mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
| Elevation extremes lowest French Polynesia :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest French Polynesia :
| Mont Orohena 2,241 m |
| Natural resources French Polynesia :
| timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
| Land use arable land French Polynesia :
| 0,82% |
| Land use permanentcrops French Polynesia :
| 5,46% |
| Irrigated land French Polynesia :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards French Polynesia :
| occasional cyclonic storms in January |
| Environment current issues French Polynesia :
| NA |
| Geography note French Polynesia :
| includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru |
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