The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

registered in other countries: 3

      Airports:

       11 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 7

       914 to 1,523 m: 2

       under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.)

      Military French Guiana

      Military branches:

       no regular military forces; Gendarmerie

      Manpower available for military service:

       males age 18–49: 47,809 (2005 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

       males age 18–49: 38,676 (2005 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $NA

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       NA

      Military - note:

       defense is the responsibility of France

      Transnational Issues French Guiana

      Disputes - international:

       Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini

       (both headwaters of the Lawa) in French Guiana

      Illicit drugs:

       small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor

       transshipment point to Europe

      This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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      @French Polynesia

      Introduction French Polynesia

      Background:

       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.

      Geography French Polynesia

      Location:

       Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half

       of the way from South America to Australia

      Geographic coordinates:

       15 00 S, 140 00 W

      Map references:

       Oceania

      Area:

       total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)

       land: 3,660 sq km

       water: 507 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       2,525 km

      Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

       tropical, but moderate

      Terrain:

       mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m

      Natural resources:

       timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower

      Land use: arable land: 0.82% permanent crops: 5.46% other: 93.72% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       occasional cyclonic storms in January

      Environment - current issues:

       NA

      Geography - note:

       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

      People French Polynesia

      Population:

       270,485 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 26.7% (male 36,947/female 35,403)

       15–64 years: 67.4% (male 94,710/female 87,546)

       65 years and over: 5.9% (male 8,018/female 7,861) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 27.48 years

       male: 27.84 years

       female: 27.1 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       1.52% (2005 est.)

      Birth rate:

       16.93 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Death rate:

       4.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female

       total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births

       male: 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 75.9 years

       male: 73.5 years

       female: 78.42 years (2005 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       NA%

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       NA

      Nationality:

       noun: French Polynesian(s)

       adjective: French Polynesian

      Ethnic groups:

       Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

      Religions:

       Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%

      Languages:

       French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian

       languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)

      Literacy:

       definition: age 14 and over can read and write

       total population: 98%

       male: 98%