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Transportation of French Polynesia

Airports:51 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 39
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 7 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 7 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Roadways:total: 2,590 km
paved: 1,735 km
unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Merchant marine:total: 13 ships (1000 GRT or over) 23,684 GRT/17,291 DWT
by type: cargo 4, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 1 (France 1)
registered in other countries: 2 (Wallis and Futuna 2) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Papeete

French Polynesia Quickstats

  • Population: 278,963 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 4,167 sq km
  • Density: 62 /km² (130th)
  • GDP (total): $4.58 billion (not ranked)
  • GDP (per capita): $17,500¹ (not ranked)
  • Literacy: 98%

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  • Currency: CFP franc (XPF)
  • Dial code: +689

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