Attribute | Value |
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Geography | |
Area | 4,167 km² |
Continent | Australia |
Land area | 3,827 km² |
Water area | 340 km² |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Border countries | Add |
Coastline | 2,525 km |
Mean elevation | Add |
Lowest point | 0 m |
Highest point | 2,241 m |
People | |
Population | 295,121 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Protestant |
Government | |
Long country name | Overseas Lands of French Polynesia |
Short country name | French Polynesia |
Long local name | Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise |
Short local name | Polynesie Francaise |
Former name |
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Government type | Parliamentary democracy |
Capital | Papeete |
Economy | |
GDP (PPP) | 5,490,000,000 USD |
GDP (OER) | 4,795,000,000 USD |
GDP (real growth rate) | 2 % |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 17,000 USD |
Gross national saving | Add |
Labor force | 126,300 |
Unemployment rate | 21.8 % |
Population below poverty line | 19.7 % |
Budget revenues | 1,891,000,000 USD |
Budget expenditures | 1,833,000,000 USD |
Military expenditures | Add |
Taxes and other revenues | 39.4 % of GDP |
Budget surplus or deficit | 1.2 % of GDP |
Public debt | Add |
Inflation rate | 0 % |
Central bank discount rate | Add |
Commercial bank prime lending rate | Add |
Stock of narrow money | Add |
Stock of broad money | 3,810,000,000 USD |
Stock of domestic credit | Add |
Market value of publicly traded shares | Add |
Current account balance | 207,700,000 USD |
Exports | 1,245,000,000 USD |
Imports | 2,235,000,000 USD |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Add |
External debt | Add |
National currency | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs |
National currency (code) | XPF |
National currency (symbol) | F |
National currency rate to USD | 110.2 |
The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In 1966, the French Government began testing nuclear weapons on the uninhabited Mururoa Atoll; following mounting opposition, the tests were moved underground in 1975. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded.