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General useful information |
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Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
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Nation and population |
official name (short form): Polynésie française |
country code ISO: PF //; - FIPS: FP |
location: South Pacific Ocean |
time zone: -10 UT |
surface (land) area: 3521 sq.km = 1359 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 4167 sq.km = 1609 sq.mi |
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 5° S / South: 30° S / East: 132° W / West: 156° W |
borders (land): none |
borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
climate: tropical |
Government |
independent since: not yet |
type of government: overseas territory of France since 1958 |
capital: Papeete |
administrative division: circonscription (5) |
Population |
population according to the latest census (1996): 219,521 |
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 249,110; and 2001: 235,000 |
population density: 67 per sq.km = 173 per sq.mi |
population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: years |
birth rate: 28 per 1000 |
death rate: 5 per 1000 |
fertility rate: 3 children per female |
maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
infant mortality (1-4 years): 22 per 1000 |
life expectancy: 71 years (male: 69; female: 74) |
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 36% //; - 15-59 years: 59% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
urbanisation: 65% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 100% |
Ethnic composition, language, religion |
ethnic groups: Polynesian 69%; French and other Europeans 12%; Chinese 5%; other 15% |
languages: French, Tahitian |
religious affiliation: Protestant 47 - 54%; Roman Catholic 30 - 37% [differences depend on sources used] |
Health |
daily food intake: calories per capita |
population with access to safe water: 100% |
people per physician: 596 |
people per hospital bed: 224 |
Education, literacy |
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
school enrolment: secondary education: % |
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
adult literacy: 98% (male: %; female: %) |
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Economy and infrastructure |
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Economy and trade |
currency: CFP franc = 100 centimes |
annual inflation rate: 1,2% |
population below poverty line: % |
Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
GNI USD 17920 per capita //; - [ppp: 23340] |
GDP growth: 0,1% |
income: USD 6000 per capita |
import: USD 881 per capita //; - export: USD 226 per capita |
trade: USD 4500 per capita //; - or 38% of GDP |
trade partners: FR |
human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
female labour force: 37% |
unemployment: % |
tourism: 0,2 million |
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
land use: arable land: 7% //; - grass land: 5% //; - wooded area: 31% //; - arid land and desert: % |
agriculture: labour force: 10% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 5% |
agricultural products: vanilla, citrus fruits, roots & tubers, melons, pineapples, coconuts, cassava, copra |
livestock (1000s): cattle: 10 / goats: 16 / horses: 2 / pigs: 37 / poultry: 100 / sheep: 2 |
fish catch: 12336 metric tonnes |
industry: labour force: 7% //; - part of industry in GDP: 15% |
industrial products: cultured pearls |
mining products: of no importance |
CO2 emission per capita: 2,5 |
services: labour force: 83% //; - part of services in GDP: 80% |
energy use (kg per capita): 1400 |
electricity use (per capita): |
annual water use (per capita): |
Traffic, communication |
road network: 884 - 940 km //; - of which paved: 42% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
vehicles: 277 per 1000 |
railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
ownership telephone: 225 per 1000 |
ownership radio receivers: 488 per 1000 |
ownership tv-sets: 178 per 1000 |
newspaper circulation: 112 per 1000 |
persons per post office: 2250 |
personal computers: per 1000 |
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Some physical landmarks |
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mountains: Mt. Orohena 2241 m, Mt. Aorai 2066, Mt. Tetufera 1799 |
lowest point: sea level |
lakes (natural): Lac Vaihiria |
lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
lakes (deepest): unknown |
rivers: there are only some small rivers to drain water from the mountains |
canals: none |
waterfalls: unknown |
caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
islands: Îles de la Société: 14 islands; Tuamotu: 76; Marquesas: 13; Gambier: 9; îles Australes: 9 |
deserts: none |
other natural features: |
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Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
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other important features: |
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
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primary sources used for the general information: |
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
particulars concerning population data: |
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