]! ^! 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. 
]" ^" Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia ^# 15 00 S, 140 00 W ^$ Oceania ^% `! 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) `" 3,660 sq km `# 507 sq km ^& slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut ^' 0 km ^( 2,525 km ^) `$ 12 nm `I 200 nm ^* tropical, but moderate ^+ mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs ^, `% Pacific Ocean 0 m `& Mont Orohena 2,241 m ^- timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower ^. `' 0.82% `( 5.46% `) 93.72% (2001) ^/ NA sq km ^0 occasional cyclonic storms in January ^1 NA ^2 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 
]# ^3 270,485 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 26.7% (male 36,947/female 35,403) `+ 67.4% (male 94,710/female 87,546) `, 5.9% (male 8,018/female 7,861) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 27.48 years `- 27.84 years `. 27.1 years (2005 est.) ^6 1.52% (2005 est.) ^7 16.93 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 4.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.05 male(s)/female `0 1.04 male(s)/female `+ 1.08 male(s)/female `, 1.02 male(s)/female `1 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births `- 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births `. 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 75.9 years `- 73.5 years `. 78.42 years (2005 est.) ^= 2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> NA% ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `2 French Polynesian(s) `3 French Polynesian ^B Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% ^C Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% ^D French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census) ^E `M age 14 and over can read and write `1 98% `- 98% `. 98% (1977 est.) 
]$ ^F `4 Overseas Lands of French Polynesia `5 French Polynesia `V Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise `W Polynesie Francaise `X French Colony of Oceania ^G overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004 ^H NA ^I Papeete ^J 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 ^K none (overseas lands of France) ^L Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) ^M 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) ^N based on French system ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `6 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 `7 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) `8 Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers `9 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 ^Q 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) `9 last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held May 2009) `: 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 ^R Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif ^S 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] ^T NA ^U FZ, ICFTU, PIF (observer), UPU, WMO ^V none (overseas lands of France) ^W none (overseas lands of France) ^X 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 
]% ^Y 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. ^Z $4.58 billion (2003 est.) ^[ NA% (2001 est.) ^\ purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2003 est.) ^] `; 4% `< 18% `= 78% (2002) ^^ 70,000 (1996) ^_ agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (2002) ^` 11.8% (1994) ^a NA% _! `> NA% `? NA% _" 1.5% (2002 est.) _# `@ $1 billion `A $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996) _$ coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee _% tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates _& NA% _' 380 million kWh (2002) _( 353.4 million kWh (2002) _) 0 kWh (2002) _* 0 kWh (2002) _+ 0 bbl/day (2001 est.) _, 4,750 bbl/day (2001 est.) _- NA _. NA _/ $244 million f.o.b. (2002) _0 cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat _1 France 36.6%, Japan 22.7%, US 16.1%, Niger 13%, Thailand 4.1% (2004) _2 $1.341 billion f.o.b. (2002) _3 fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment _4 France 47.6%, New Zealand 8.8%, Singapore 8.4%, Australia 8.3%, US 7.1% (2004) _5 NA _6 $367 million (1997) _7 Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) _8 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 _9 calendar year 
]& _: 52,500 (2002) _; 90,000 (2002) _< `B NA `C NA `D country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) _= AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998) _> 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) _? .pf _@ 5,123 (2003) _A 35,000 (2002) 
]' _B `! 2,590 km `E 1,735 km `F 855 km (1999) _C Papeete _K `! 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 `S 1 (France 1) (2005) _D 50 (2004 est.) _E `! 37 `] 2 `^ 5 `_ 23 `T 7 (2004 est.) _L `! 13 `_ 5 `T 8 (2004 est.) _\ 1 (2004 est.) 
]( _F no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force _G defense is the responsibility of France 
]) _H none 