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Territory of French Polynesia

Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise

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© 1996-2006
Bob Starkgraf

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
52,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
5,427 (1997)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios:
128,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:
40,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.pf
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (2000)
Internet users:
16,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total: 792 km
paved: 264 km
unpaved: 528 km (2000)
Waterways:
none
Ports and harbors:
Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa
Merchant marine:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,240 GRT/7,765 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
45 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 8 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of France
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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