French Polynesia
Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
Capital: Papeete (located on Tahiti)
History
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 halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded.
Geography
Metric Units
| Total Area | 4,167 sq km |
| Land Boundaries | 0 km |
| Border Countries | No data |
| Coastline | 2,525 km |
| Terrain | mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs |
| Minimum Elevation | 0 m |
| Maximum Elevation | 2,241 m |
| Climate | tropical, but moderate |
| Natural Resources | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
| Arable Land | 0.68% |
| Permanent Crops | 6.28% |
Economy
| Gross Domestic Product | $5.65 billion |
| GDP (per capita) | $22,000 |
| GDP Growth | -0.4% |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.7% |
| Population in Poverty | 19.7% |
| GINI Index | No data |
Budget & Debt
| Expenditures | $644.1 million |
| Revenue | $865 million |
| Current Account Balance | $No data |
| External Debt | $No data |
Trade
| Exports | $200 million |
| Export Items | cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat |
| Export Partners | No data |
| Imports | $2.2 billion |
| Import Items | fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment |
| Import Partners | No data |
People
| Population | 277,293 |
| Population Growth | 1% |
| Ethnic Groups | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
| Religion | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| Life Expectancy | 76.59 years |
| Infant Mortality | 1.05 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Maternal Mortality | 1.3 deaths/100,000 live births |
Energy
| Electricity Production | 725 million kWh |
| Electricity Consumption | 674.3 million kWh |
| From Fossil Fuels | 66.4% |
| From Nuclear | 0% |
| From Hydroelectric | 33.6% |
| From Renewable Sources | 0% |
