Compare French Polynesia (2007) - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

Compare French Polynesia (2007) z French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

	French Polynesia (2007)	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are five archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, Iles Sous-le-Vent	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Age structure	0-14 years: 25.4% (male 36,223/female 34,677) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 98,784/female 91,585) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 8,933/female 8,761) (2007 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	fish; coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products	-
Airports	54 (2007)	none (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 27 under 914 m: 3 (2007)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 8 (2007)	-
Area	total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Area - comparative	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
Background	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. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded.	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
Birth rate	16.41 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $865 million expenditures: $644.1 million (1999)	-
Capital	name: Papeete geographic coordinates: 17 32 S, 149 34 W time difference: UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)	-
Climate	tropical, but moderate	antarctic
Coastline	2,525 km	1,232 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	-
Country name	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	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
Death rate	4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas lands of France)	none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas lands of France)	none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international	none	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
Economic aid - recipient	$579.8 million (2004)	-
Economy - overview	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.	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.
Electricity - consumption	429.7 million kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - production	462 million kWh (2005)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 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 - 95.03 (2006), 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002) note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro	-
Executive branch	chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Anne BOQUET (since September 2005) head of government: President of French Polynesia Oscar TEMARU (since 13 September 2007); 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 for five-year terms (no term limits)	-
Exports	NA bbl/day	-
Exports - commodities	cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat	-
Exports - partners	France 46.3%, Japan 20.8%, Niger 12.8%, US 12.5% (2006)	-
Fiscal year	calendar year	-
Flag description	two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and a 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	the flag of France is used
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3.1% industry: 19% services: 76.9% (2005)	-
GDP - real growth rate	5.1% (2002)	-
Geographic coordinates	15 00 S, 140 00 W	43 00 S, 67 00 E
Geography - note	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	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
Government - note	under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police and justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are fashioned after those of the French prime minister	-
Heliports	1 (2007)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	NA bbl/day	-
Imports - commodities	fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment	-
Imports - partners	France 52.7%, Singapore 14.9%, NZ 6.8%, US 6.6% (2006)	-
Independence	none (overseas lands of France)	-
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates	-
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.84 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.1% (2006 est.)	-
International organization participation	FZ, ITUC, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU, WMO	-
Irrigated land	10 sq km (2003)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
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	65,930 (December 2005)	-
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 13% industry: 19% services: 68% (2002)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0.75% permanent crops: 5.5% other: 93.75% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
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 France, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (57 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held in 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 in 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 in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, UMP 1	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.31 years male: 73.88 years female: 78.86 years (2007 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)	-
Location	Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia	southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Map references	Oceania	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 13 ships (1000 GRT or over) 23,684 GRT/17,291 DWT by type: cargo 4, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 registered in other countries: 2 (Wallis and Futuna 2) (2007)	total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	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	occasional cyclonic storms in January	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Natural resources	timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower	fish, crayfish
Net migration rate	2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN [Nicole BOUTEAU and Philip SCHYLE](includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours); 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]; Union for Democracy or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	-
Population	278,963 (July 2007 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	1.461% (2007 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
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: 1.045 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.079 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.066 male(s)/female (2007 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	53,600 (2006)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	152,000 (2006)	-
Television broadcast stations	7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)	-
Terrain	mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs	volcanic
Total fertility rate	1.98 children born/woman (2007 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	11.7% (2005)	-
Waterways	-	none

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