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	French Polynesia Economy: from the All Country Info reference guide to country facts
		French Polynesia Economy: from the All Country Info reference guide to country facts
		French Polynesia Economy: A summary of information about French Polynesia Economy, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
		Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry.
	www.allcountryinfo.org /french_polynesia/french_polynesia_economy/french_polynesia_economy.shtml (231 words)

	Presidency of French Polynesia - Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		French Polynesia’s GDP increased from 342 billion pacific francs in 1992, to XPF 479,9 billion in 2002.
		This is mostly attributable to the French government’s decision to suspend nuclear tests in French Polynesia which left economic agents in a state of uncertainty.
		Thus, from 1995 to 2000, French Polynesia attracted a growing number of tourists (+23% between 1995 and 2004), in spite of the fact that the growth of the tourist industry has experienced difficulties since the events of September 2001.
	www.presidence.pf /index.php?94 (5305 words)

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		French Polynesia (French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Porinehia Farani) is a French "overseas country" (French: pays d'outre-mer, or POM) in the southern Pacific Ocean.
		French Polynesia is located in an area of high seismic activity.
		French Polynesia has a moderately developed economy, which is dependent on imported goods, tourism and the financial assistance of mainland France.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/r/e/French_Polynesia_9f56.html (1309 words)

	Economy - French Polynesia - Oceania: economy traditional, mother pearl, aid france, economy french, economy french
		Traditional subsistence agriculture—formerly the mainstay of French Polynesia’s economy—was displaced in the mid-1960s by the growth of two very different industries: tourism and nuclear testing.
		The economy of French Polynesia is also heavily dependent on economic aid from France.
		French Polynesia’s principal trade partner for both imports and exports is France, followed by the United States and Australia.
	www.countriesquest.com /oceania/french_polynesia/economy.htm (423 words)

	Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - French Polynesia
		French Polynesia is an overseas territory of France and for 30 years, between 1966 and 1996, it was used for French nuclear testing.
		French Polynesia became an overseas territory of France in 1946.
		French Polynesia is represented in France's parliament by a senator and two deputies.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/countries/FRENCHPOLYNESIA.htm (870 words)

	French Polynesia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		French Polynesia is administered by a French-appointed high commissioner and by an elected assembly that elects a territorial president and a council of ministers.
		European contact began in the 16th cent., and the area was widely explored by the French during the 18th and 19th cent., when French missionaries also came to the region.
		France began testing nuclear weapons in some parts of French Polynesia in the 1960s, meeting with widespread local opposition; a series of six tests in 1995–96 was declared by France to be the last.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fr/FrenchPo.html (475 words)

	UNPO
		French Polynesia is generally an easygoing society - dress standards are relaxed even in the classiest restaurants and beachwear is often just from the waist down.
		French Polynesia has a moderately developed economy, which is dependent on imported goods, tourism and the financial assistance of France.
		The region was renamed French Polynesia in 1945 and assigned the status of Territoire d'Outre-Mer (overseas territory).
	www.unpo.org /member_profile.php?id=36 (1519 words)

	Content
		French Polynesia, a selection of volcanic islands and atolls scattered across the eastern South Pacific, is a stereotype of such a scenario where tourism embodies the economy.
		In French Polynesia, the main causes of reef destruction and pollution of coastal waters are all associated with development work due to urban growth, such as the construction of roads and hydraulic power stations.
		In Polynesia, sailing is causing some degradation through damage and trampling of coral colonies by people walking over the reefs (around the Tahiti urban area), by excessive collecting of reef species by tourists or for tourists (such as giant clams on Bora-Bora), by anchors that break corals, and by polluted effluents from sailing boats.
	www.fiu.edu /~harveyb/tourism1.html (1727 words)

	French Polynesia - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		French Polynesia was also enabled to negotiate and sign in its own right administrative arrangements and regional cooperation agreements with countries in the Pacific region.
		The French Government is represented in French Polynesia by a High Commissioner, currently responsible for police and justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defence and foreign affairs.
		French Polynesia is a parliamentary democracy, with a 57-member Assembly and an executive headed by a president elected by a simple majority vote within the assembly.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/french_polynesia/polynesia_brief.html (1903 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		French Polynesia, an external territory of France, was used for thirty years between 1966 and 1996 as the testing ground for the French nuclear arsenal.
		French Polynesia is an autonomous territory of France.
		The French Parliament is expected to approve a broadening of the statute which will transform French Polynesia into an 'overseas country' within the French Republic.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/french_polynesia.htm (888 words)

	french poly research
		Prior to the 1960s, French Polynesia's national economy was based on meager exports of copra, vanilla, coffee, and phosphate.
		In 1993, the government of French Polynesia launched Le Pacte de Progres (The Pact of Progress), a ten-year economic development plan which aims to achieve local economic self-sufficiency based on tourism, agriculture, and fishing.
		Responding to concerns about overfishing, the government is attempting to preserve one of the principal environments that tourist expect to experience in French Polynesia: the abundant underwater world of the tropical coral reef ecosystem.
	www.isber.ucsb.edu /~blewalker/french_poly_research.htm (1157 words)

	History - French Polynesia - Oceania: economy subsistence, bora bora, 1900 early, employment military, christianity ...
		The boundaries of French Polynesia became fixed with the annexation of the Austral Islands in 1900.
		Although some participants may have been sincerely voicing concern over the environmental dangers of nuclear testing, many of the rioters were unemployed and disillusioned young men who were using the nuclear issue as a pretext to vent their frustrations.
		The halting of testing caused widespread unemployment in French Polynesia, and France promised to contribute substantial economic aid over a period of years to help the territory diversify its economy.
	www.countriesquest.com /oceania/french_polynesia/history.htm (700 words)

	French Polynesia
		French Polynesia, an French overseas territory, is a group of Polynesian islands annexed by France during the 19th century.
		It is made up of several groups of islands, the largest and most populated of which is Tahiti.
		As a overseas territory of France, defence and law-enforcement are provided by the French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) and Gendarmerie.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Tahiti.html (283 words)

	French Polynesia
		W. French Polynesia is a collection of island groups and an overseas territory of France (TOM) in the South central Pacific Ocean about 7,500 km from Paris which covers an area (including inland water) of some 4,500 sq.
		Until the discovery and exploitation of the Makatea phosphate deposit in 1906, the economy of French Polynesia was based on agriculture and fishing.
		Although French Polynesia is a minor ruminant livestock producing country it has 24,000 ha of pastures under coconuts and 69,000 ha of inter-cropped or coconut-covered land (Macfarlane, 1998).
	www.fao.org /AG/AGP/agpc/doc/Counprof/southpacific/FrenchPolynesia.htm (2345 words)

	Ousted president pursues French Polynesia elections (political chaos in French Pacific territory) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Under it, French Polynesia was given further autonomy status, described as an overseas "country," of France and allowed to negotiate a number of international agreements on its own behalf.
		French Polynesia, which opted a number of years ago to remain a French overseas territory, already had a degree of autonomy; the February statute broadened this.
		French Polynesia is a classic welfare basket case for France itself - at least 1/3 to half of the economy was propped up by the military (nuclear testing) from 1965 to 1997.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1262363/posts (3973 words)

	Pacific Magazine: A Seat At The Table
		French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru was pleased by reception by the Pacific Forum.
		President Oscar Temaru, who in May became leader of what is now known as a "French overseas country," told the leaders that it was "a historic moment" and that the Maohi people will not forget that it was in Samoa that French Polynesia was granted membership into the Pacific meeting house.
		Philippe Vitel, a member of the French national assembly, told journalists that the resolution was wise, and that decolonization was a domestic issue to be sorted out between France and French Polynesia.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm92004/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0007 (682 words)

	Economy Of French Polynesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/french_polynesia_country_economy.shtml (396 words)

	French Polynesia's unreciprocated European Status
		French Polynesian citizens have the right to live and reside in all countries of the EU.
		French Polynesia denies EU citizens the "Permit de Sejour".
		French Polynesia denies EU citizens the "Permit de Travail".
	www.pangaea.to /earlier/tahiti/openletter.htm (1458 words)

	French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti Tourism - Marquesas Islands
		French Polynesia a collection of 118 islands covers a vast area of the southeastern Pacific Ocean, just about the size of Europe.
		Divided among five archipelagoes: the volcanic Society Islands, also called the islands under the wind (in the west) and the wind islands (in the east), with the well known island of Tahiti, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the coral Tubuai Islands (Austral Islands).
		Founded in 1987, the French University of the Pacific has two university centers, one in New Caledonia, the other in French Polynesia.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/french_polynesia.htm (959 words)

	French Polynesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		French Polynesia (French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French "overseas collectivity" (French: collectivité d'outre-mer, or COM) with the particular designation of "overseas country" (French: pays d'outre-mer, or POM) in the southern Pacific Ocean.
		Aside from Tahiti, important atolls and islands, and island groups in French Polynesia include Ahe, Bora Bora, Hiva `Oa, Huahine, Maiao, Maupiti, Mehetia, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tetiaroa, Tubuai, and Tupai.
		French Polynesia · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_Polynesia (1169 words)

	French Polynesia travel guide
		The term French Polynesia refers to five archipelagoes spread over an expanse of the South Pacific approximately the size of Western Europe (2,000,000 square miles or approximately 5,000,000 square kilometers).
		French Polynesia was the natural backdrop for the legendary paintings of Paul Gauguin.
		Like the vast majority of visitors to the region, Gauguin has inspired by French Polynesia's turquoise lagoons, multi-coloured reef fish, volcanic peaks, lush valleys and white-sand beaches.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/frenchpolynesia (182 words)

	Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The economy of French Polynesia relies heavily on France for income.
		The vast majority of citizens of French Polynesia, if employed, work for the government or in the tourist trade.
		The currency of French Polynesia is known as the French Pacific Franc and is abbreviated CFP (or sometimes XFP).
	www.polynesianislands.com /fp/economy.html (277 words)

	French Polynesia Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
		Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, French Polynesia had no significant change or no reported in forest cover.
		Biodiversity and Protected Areas: French Polynesia has some 116 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
		French Polynesia is home to at least 959 species of vascular plants, of which 58.4% are endemic.
	rainforests.mongabay.com /deforestation/2000/French_Polynesia.htm (511 words)

	French Polynesia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY: French Polynesia consists of five scattered archipelagos in the South Pacific Ocean.
		CLIMATE: French Polynesia has a tropical climate which is hot and humid from November to April but cooler and drier for the remainder of the year.
		Almost 19% of the population are mixed, of which Polynesian-Europeans account for 16.8%, Polynesian-Chinese for 1.3% and European-Chinese for.5% while Europeans, mostly French, account for 10% and Chinese account for 4% of the population.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/frenpoly.htm (544 words)

	French Polynesia Economy
		Economy—overview: Since 1962 when France stationed military personnel in the region French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry.
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		Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
	www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/frenchpolynesia/economy (224 words)

	World Facts and Figures - French Polynesia
		includes five archipelagoes; 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
		elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-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
		Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry.
	www.worldfactsandfigures.com /countries/special/french_polynesia.php (649 words)

	French Polynesia Economy 2007 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		French Polynesia Economy 2007 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
		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.
	www.theodora.com /wfbcurrent/french_polynesia/french_polynesia_economy.html (230 words)

	Travel stories from French Polynesia
		As a member you'll have access to your own free online travel journal into which you can upload your French Polynesia stories and pictures.
		Firstly you will have to excuse me if this doesn't make any sense, i am using a french keyboard which is a little tricky!
		The flight from Huahine was scheduled to take around ten minutes and as we climbed after take-off, we could easily make out where we had stayed at the Vaihonu.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/french_polynesia (602 words)

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