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EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA
Education Expenditures: NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Literacy: total population: NA; male: NA; female: NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Youth Unemployment Rate (ages 15-24): total: 38.9 percent; male: 35.4 percent; female: 43.9 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 16
Health Expenditures: NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Number of Doctors: NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Sanitation Access: improved: urban: NA; rural: NA; total: 97 percent of population; unimproved: urban: NA; rural: NA; total: 3 percent of population (2020 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Energy in French Polynesia
Energy Consumption Per Capita: 0 Btu/person (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 204. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 1.03 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from petroleum and other liquids: 1.03 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: emissions 172.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity in French Polynesia
Access to Electricity: electrification: total population: 100 percent (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity Consumption and Production: installed generating capacity: 272,000 kW (2020 estimate)
consumption: 639.7 million kWh (2019 estimate)
exports: 0 kWh (2019 estimate)
imports: 0 kWh (2019 estimate)
transmission/distribution losses: 41 million kWh (2019 estimate)
comparison rankings: installed generating capacity 164; consumption 166; exports 140; imports 152; transmission/distribution losses 172. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Sources of Electricity Generation: fossil fuels: 66.5 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
nuclear: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
solar: 6.1 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
wind: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
hydroelectricity: 27.4 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
tide and wave: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
geothermal: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
biomass and waste: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Oil, Coal and Natural Gas
Coal: production: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
consumption: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
exports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
imports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Petroleum: total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2021 estimate)
refined petroleum consumption: 6,700 bbl/day (2019 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 estimate)
Refined petroleum products: production
0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 203.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Refined Petroleum Products: Exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 136. Imports: 6,785 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 160. Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Natural Gas: production: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
consumption: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
imports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Communications in French Polynesia
Telephones: Fixed Lines: total subscriptions: 108,051 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 136. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Mobile Telephones: total subscriptions: 322,918 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 178. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Telecommunication Systems: general assessment: French Polynesia has one of the most advanced telecoms infrastructures in the Pacific Islands region; the remoteness of the country with its scattering of 130 islands and atolls has made connectivity vital for its inhabitants; the first submarine cable was deployed in 2010 and since then additional cables have been connected to the islands, vastly improving French Polynesia’s international connectivity; an additional domestic submarine cable, the Natitua Sud, will connect more remote islands by the end of 2022; French Polynesia is also a hub for satellite communications in the region; a considerable number of consumers access FttP-based services; with the first data center in French Polynesia on the cards, the quality and price of broadband services is expected to improve as content will be able to be cached locally, reducing costs for consumers; for 2022, fixed broadband subscriptions reached an estimated 22 percent; about 43 percent of the country’s mobile connections are on 3G networks, while LTE accounts for 12 percent; by 2025, LTE is expected to account for more than half of all connections; it is also estimated that 77 percent of mobile subscribers will have smart phones by 2025 (2022). Domestic: fixed-line subscriptions nearly 36 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular density is roughly 106 per 100 persons (2021). International: country code: 689; landing points for the NATITUA, Manatua, and Honotua submarine cables to other French Polynesian Islands, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and US; satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Broadcast Media: French public overseas broadcaster Reseau Outre-Mer provides 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2019). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Internet Users: total: 218,100 (2021 estimate); Percent of the Population: 72.7 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 180; Broadband: Fixed Subscriptions: total: 64,000 (2020 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23 (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 138. Internet Country Code: .pf [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Transportation in French Polynesia
National Air Transport System: number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) (registered in France); inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 19 (registered in France); Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: F-OH. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Airports: 54 (2021); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 85; Airports: with paved runways: 45. Paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 meters (16,000 feet), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 meters (8,000-13,000 feet); Airports with Unpaved Runways: 9. Unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Heliports: 1 (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Roads: total: 2,590 kilometers (1999); paved: 1,735 kilometers (1999); unpaved: 855 kilometers (1999); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 168. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Water Transport: Merchant Marine: total: 25; By Type: general cargo 14, other 11 (2022); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 142; Ports and Terminals: major seaport(s): Papeete
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Text Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2023; “Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania,” edited by Terence E. Hays, 1991, Wikipedia, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, Library of Congress, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, and various books, websites and other publications.
Last updated August 2023