2 (1998)

Radios:

128,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

40,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.pf

Internet hosts:

14,070 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

2 (2000)

Internet users:

75,000 (2007)

Transportation
French Polynesia

Airports:

54 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 3 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 8 (2007)

Heliports:

1 (2007)

Roadways:

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

Merchant marine:

total: 15
by type: cargo 6, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo
1, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 2 (Wallis and Futuna 2) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Papeete

Military
French Polynesia

Military branches:

no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
(2007)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 79,540 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 64,287 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 2,699
female: 2,589 (2008 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of France

Transnational Issues
French Polynesia

Disputes - international:

none

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Introduction
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Background:

In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). The Southern Lands are
now divided into five administrative districts, two of which are
archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; the third is a
district composed of two volcanic islands, Ile Saint-Paul and Ile
Amsterdam; the fourth, Iles Eparses, consists of five scattered
tropical islands around Madagascar. They contain no permanent
inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native
fauna, scientists at the various scientific stations, fishermen, and
military personnel. The fifth district is the Antarctic portion,
which consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic
continent discovered and claimed by