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Brief History. During the 19th century, France annexed various Polynesian island groups. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing at Fangataufa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The last test was on January 27th, 1996. On January 29th, 1996, France announced it would accede to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and no longer test nuclear weapons.

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Country Information

Local name: Polynesie Francaise

Capital: Papeete

Population: 274,578

Government: overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004

Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)

Land size: 4,167 sq km

Topography: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs

Typical foods:

Major exports: cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Information on the People

Official language: French 61.1%, Polynesian 31.4%

Other languages spoken: Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%

Religions: Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%

Literacy rate: 98%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.02 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 76.1 years

Ethnic groups: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%

Internet users: 61,000

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