The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

XPF

      Exchange rates:

       Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 126.41

       (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.44 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998)

       note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications French Polynesia

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       52,000 (1997)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       5,427 (1997)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: NA

       domestic: NA

       international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)

      Radios:

       128,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

      Televisions:

       40,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .pf

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       2 (2000)

      Internet users:

       16,000 (2002)

      Transportation French Polynesia

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 2,590 km paved: 1,735 km unpaved: 855 km (1999)

      Waterways:

       none

      Ports and harbors:

       Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa

      Merchant marine:

       total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,679 GRT/13,915 DWT

       ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1,

       roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

      Airports:

       45 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 22 under 914 m: 8 (2002)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 8

       914 to 1,523 m: 3

       under 914 m: 5 (2002)

      Military French Polynesia

      Military branches:

       no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including

       Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie

      Military - note:

       defense is the responsibility of France

      Transnational Issues French Polynesia

      Disputes - international: none

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003

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      @French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      Introduction French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      Background:

       The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and

       Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile

       Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited

       only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion

       consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent

       discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.

      Geography French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      Location:

       southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about

       equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French

       Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul,

       Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along

       with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US

       does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"

      Geographic coordinates:

       43 00 S, 67 00 E

      Map references:

       Antarctic Region

      Area:

       total: 7,829 sq km

       note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles

       Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in

       Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 7,829 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       1,232 km

      Maritime claims:

       exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only

       territorial sea: 12 NM

      Climate:

       antarctic

      Terrain:

       volcanic

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m

      Natural resources:

       fish, crayfish

      Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       0 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

      Environment - current issues:

       NA

      Geography - note:

       islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in

       the southern Indian Ocean

      People French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      Population:

       no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.)

       note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from

       winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)

      Government French Southern and Antarctic Lands

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and

       Antarctic Lands

       conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands

       local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques

       Francaises

       local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises

      Dependency status:

       overseas territory of France since 1955; administered