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Compare Paracel Islands (2003) z French Polynesia (2006)

 Paracel Islands (2003)French Polynesia (2006)
 Paracel IslandsFrench Polynesia
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


note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia
Age structure - 0-14 years: 26.1% (male 36,541/female 34,999)


15-64 years: 67.9% (male 96,769/female 89,593)


65 years and over: 6.1% (male 8,428/female 8,248) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products
Airports 1 (2002) 51 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)		 total: 39


over 3,047 m: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 5


914 to 1,523 m: 25


under 914 m: 7 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 12


914 to 1,523 m: 5


under 914 m: 7 (2006)
Area total: NA sq km


land: NA 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 NA slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Background The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. 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.
Birth rate - 16.68 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget - revenues: $865 million


expenditures: $644.1 million; including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)
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 tropical, but moderate
Coastline 518 km 2,525 km
Constitution - 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel Islands		 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 - 4.69 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status - 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 occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam none
Economic aid - recipient - $580 million (2004)
Economy - overview China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism. 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 - 459.2 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production - 493.7 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 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 - 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001)


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 Anne BOQUET (since September 2005)


head of government: President 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 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% (2005)
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 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: 3.1%


industry: 19%


services: 76.9% (2002)
GDP - real growth rate - NA% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 16 30 N, 112 00 E 15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography - note composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group 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
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 (2006)
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% (2005)
Independence - none (overseas lands of France)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Infant mortality rate - total: 8.29 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.1% (2006 est.)
International organization participation - FZ, ICFTU, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU, WMO
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) 10 sq km (2003)
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 - 65,870 (December 2005)
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% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0.75%


permanent crops: 5.5%


other: 93.75% (2005)
Languages - French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
Legal system - 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 in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, UMP 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 76.1 years


male: 73.69 years


female: 78.63 years (2006 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 14 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1977 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
Map references Southeast Asia Oceania
Maritime claims NA territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 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


foreign-owned: 1 (France 1)


registered in other countries: 2 (Wallis and Futuna 2) (2006)
Military - note occupied by China 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 typhoons occasional cyclonic storms in January
Natural resources none timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Net migration rate - 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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 no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)		 274,578 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 1.48% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded -
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 (2006 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 - 53,400 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 87,000 (2005)
Television broadcast stations - 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain mostly low and flat mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Total fertility rate - 2.01 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate - 11.8% (1994)
Waterways none -
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