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Compare Bouvet Island (2007) - French Polynesia (2005)

Compare Bouvet Island (2007) z French Polynesia (2005)

 Bouvet Island (2007)French Polynesia (2005)
 Bouvet IslandFrench Polynesia
Administrative divisions - none (overseas lands 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


note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia
Age structure - 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 36,947/female 35,403)


15-64 years: 67.4% (male 94,710/female 87,546)


65 years and over: 5.9% (male 8,018/female 7,861) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Airports - 50 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 37


over 3,047 m: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 5


914 to 1,523 m: 23


under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 13


914 to 1,523 m: 5


under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)
Area total: 49 sq km


land: 49 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)


land: 3,660 sq km


water: 507 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Background This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, it has run an automated meteorological station on the island. The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.
Birth rate - 16.93 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $1 billion


expenditures: $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)
Capital - Papeete
Climate antarctic tropical, but moderate
Coastline 29.6 km 2,525 km
Constitution - 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Bouvet Island		 conventional long form: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia


conventional short form: French Polynesia


local long form: Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise


local short form: Polynesie Francaise


former: French Colony of Oceania
Death rate - 4.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - NA
Dependency status territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (overseas lands of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (overseas lands of France)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - $367 million (1997)
Economy - overview no economic activity; declared a nature reserve Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services.
Electricity - consumption - 353.4 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production - 380 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m		 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups - Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Exchange rates - Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000)


note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
Executive branch - chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Michel MATHIEU (since 24 October 2001); note - Michel MATHIER leaves 30 July 2005, replaced by Jacques MICHAUT (acting high commissioner), until the arrival of Anne BOQUET in early September 2005


head of government: President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Oscar TEMARU (since 3 March 2005); President of the Territorial Assembly Antony GEROS (since 9 May 2004)


cabinet: Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly
Exports - NA
Exports - commodities - cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Exports - partners - France 36.6%, Japan 22.7%, US 16.1%, Niger 13%, Thailand 4.1% (2004)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of Norway is used two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (2002)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 54 26 S, 3 24 E 15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography - note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve 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
Heliports - 1 (2004 est.)
Highways - total: 2,590 km


paved: 1,735 km


unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - NA
Imports - commodities - fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners - France 47.6%, New Zealand 8.8%, Singapore 8.4%, Australia 8.3%, US 7.1% (2004)
Independence - none (overseas lands of France)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Infant mortality rate - total: 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.5% (2002 est.)
International organization participation - FZ, ICFTU, PIF (observer), UPU, WMO
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
Labor force - 70,000 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (2002)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)		 arable land: 0.82%


permanent crops: 5.46%


other: 93.72% (2001)
Languages - French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
Legal system the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply based on French system
Legislative branch - unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (57 seats - changed from 49 seats for May 2004 election; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held May 2009)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 28, Union for Democracy 27, New Star 1, This Country is Yours 1; after by-elections of 13 February 2005 seating was as follows: People's Rally for the Republic 27, Union for Democracy 27, and Alliance for a New Democracy 3


note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, UMP 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 75.9 years


male: 73.5 years


female: 78.42 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 14 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1977 est.)
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
Map references Antarctic Region Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 nm territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,537 GRT/15,150 DWT


by type: cargo 4, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1


foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Norway defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
National holiday - Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality - noun: French Polynesian(s)


adjective: French Polynesian
Natural hazards NA occasional cyclonic storms in January
Natural resources none timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Net migration rate - 2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]; New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]; People's Rally for the Republic of Polynesia or RPR (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE]; The New Star (Te Fetia Api) [Philippe SHYLE]; This Country is Yours (No Oe E Te Nunaa) [Nicle BOUTEAU]; Union for Democracy or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population uninhabited 270,485 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 1.52% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors - Papeete
Radio broadcast stations - AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Religions - Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female


total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 52,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 90,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Total fertility rate - 2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - 11.8% (1994)
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