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Description French Polynesia by rbd.me
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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.
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Location
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Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
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Natural resources French Polynesia
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mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
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Population French Polynesia
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291,000 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions French Polynesia
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Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
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Languages
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French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
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Education French Polynesia expenditures
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NA
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Government French Polynesia type
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overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004
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Independence
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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
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French Polynesia Economy - overview
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none (overseas lands of France)
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Investment French Polynesia
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116,000 (2007)
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Industries French Polynesia
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604.5 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports French Polynesia
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