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ed, 1,390 kWh per capita (1990) _#_Industries: tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts _#_Agriculture: coconut and vanilla plantations; vegetables and fruit; poultry, beef, dairy products _#_Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $3.95 billion _#_Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (plural--francs); 1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes _#_Exchange rates: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1--93.28 (January 1991), 99.00 (1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30 (1988), 109.27 (1987), 125.92 (1986), 163.35 (1985); note--linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc _#_Fiscal year: calendar year _*_Communications _#_Highways: 600 km (1982) _#_Ports: Papeete, Bora-bora _#_Merchant marine: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,128 GRT/6,710 DWT; includes 1 passenger-cargo, 1 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo; note--a captive subset of the French register _#_Civil air: about 6 major transport aircraft _#_Airports: 43 total, 41 usable; 23 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m _#_Telecommunications: 33,200 telephones; 84,000 radio receivers; 26,400 TV sets; stations--5 AM, 2 FM, 6 TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station _*_Defense Forces _#_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 50,844; NA fit for military service _#_Note: defense is responsibility of France _%_ _@_French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory of France) _*_Geography _#_Total area: 7,781 km2; land area: 7,781 km2; includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Crozet; excludes Terre Adelie claim of about 500,000 km2 in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US _#_Comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware _#_Land boundaries: none _#_Coastline: 1,232 km _#_Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (Iles Kerguelen only); Territorial sea: 12 nm _#_Disputes: Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US _#_Climate: antarctic _#_Terrain: volcanic _#_Natural resources: fish, crayfish _#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100% _#_Environment: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes _#_Note: located in the southern Indian Ocean about equidi
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