Country fact sheet: French Polynesia


The ci:grasp country factsheets provide country based information compiled from various sources, including Worldbank, CIA World Factbook and FAO Stat.
Information covers general country information, GDP (Gross domestic product), land use and water use.

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General country information

Country sizetotal: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls)Source: CIA World Factbook
Population size277,293 (July 2013 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook
Coastline2,525 kmSource: CIA World Factbook
Type of governmentparliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivitySource: CIA World Factbook
Administrative units (level1)noneSource: CIA World Factbook
Life expectancy at birth76.39 yearsSource: CIA World Factbook
Child mortalitySource: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
Literacy rate (male)98%Source: CIA World Factbook
Literacy rate (female)98% (1977 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook

GDP (Gross domestic product)

Total GDP per capita$18,000 (2004 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (agriculture)3.5%Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (industry)20.4%Source: CIA World Factbook
GDP (services)76.1% (2005)Source: CIA World Factbook

Ecological information

Carbondioxide1.221 million Mt (2010 est.)Source: CIA World Factbook

Land use

Total area (ha)4e+05Source: (FAO Stat)
Area Agriculture (%)11Source: (FAO Stat)
Arable Area (%)0.62Source: (FAO Stat)
Irrigated Area (%)0.25Source: (FAO Stat)
Forest Area (%)38Source: (FAO Stat)

Water use

Total annual freshwater withdrawal (km³)Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWTL.K3)
Freshwater withdrawal for agriculture(%)Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWAG.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for industry(%)Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWIN.ZS)
Freshwater withdrawal for domestic use(%)Source: (Worldbank ER.H2O.FWDM.ZS)