| French Polynesia |
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| Exchange Rate: 1 $
Local currency = x $US |
0.011 |
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| Currency |
French
Franc |
| Calendar Year 1996 |
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| Calendar Year 1997
(used in tables) |
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| Q1 1998 |
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| % Change 1996 - Q1
1998 |
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| GENERAL |
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| Land Area |
3,521
km2 |
| EEZ |
5,030,000
km2 |
| GDP |
US$1.5
billion (1993) |
| GNP per Capita |
US$7,000
(1993) |
| Human Development
Index |
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| Life Expectancy |
71
years (1995) |
| Infant Mortality |
14.6
per 1000 births (1995) |
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| INDICATOR LEVELS
(US$ million) |
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| GDP (at current
prices) |
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| Govt. Revenues |
$614
million (1989) |
| Govt. Expenditures |
$957
million (1989) |
| Govt. Budget Deficit
(-) |
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| Exports (fob) |
$88.9
million (1989) |
| Imports (fob) |
$765
million (1989) |
| Current Account
Balance (after grants) |
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| Gross Reserves a/ |
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| LABOUR FORCE
CONTEXT |
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| Population (1,000s
latest census) 1 |
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| Potential Labour
Force, age 15-59 |
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| Unpaid/underemployed
labour force (%) 2 |
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| male |
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| female |
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| Quality of Local
Labour Force3 |
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| Adult literacy rate
(%) |
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| Enrolment rate
secondary schools (%) |
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| LABOUR FORCE
CONDITIONS |
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| Legislated minimum
wage |
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| Average Wage Rates
($per hour) 4 |
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| Managerial |
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| Supervisory |
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| Skilled |
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| Semi Skilled |
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| Unskilled |
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| Normal number of
hours work per week |
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| No. paid holidays per
year |
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| Employer
Contributions (% wage bill) |
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| Workers
Superannuation Fund |
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| compulsory? |
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| rate (%) |
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| Western
Compensation Fund |
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| compulsory? |
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| rate (%)5 |
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| Electricity |
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| connection fee |
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| tariff per kilowat
hour |
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| Water & Sewage |
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| water connection fee
($) |
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| sewage connection fee |
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| sewage rate |
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| Telephone |
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| installation fee ($) |
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| line/equipment rental
rate ($) per year |
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| rate per local call
($) |
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| long distance
rates ($) per minute |
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| Japan (Tokyo) |
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| USA (Los Angeles) |
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| United Kingdom
(London) |
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| Australia (Sydney) |
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| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
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| Singapore |
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| Neighbouring Forum
Island countries |
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| Tonga |
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| Samoa |
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| Fiji |
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| Papua New Guinea |
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| Vanuatu |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Tuvalu |
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| Kiribati |
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| Federated States of
Micronesia |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Cook Islands |
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| Nauru |
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| Palau |
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| Total Cost 1 year of
service 1 |
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| Internet/E-mail |
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| connection fee |
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| rental rate per year |
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| no. free hours per
month included in rental |
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| rate per additional
hour use |
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| Total cost 1 year of
service2 |
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| Sea Freight (cif)
per cubic metre 1 |
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| Japan (Tokyo) |
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| USA (Los Angeles) |
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| United Kingdom
(London) |
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| Australia (Sydney) |
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| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
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| Singapore |
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| Neighbouring Forum
Island Countries |
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| Tonga |
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| Samoa |
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| Fiji |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Papua New Guinea |
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| Cook Islands |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Vanuatu |
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| Palau |
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| Kiribati |
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| Federated States of
Micronesia |
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| Air Freight (cif)
per kilogram |
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| Japan (Tokyo) |
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| USA (Los Angeles) |
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| United Kingdom
(London) |
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| Australia (Sydney) |
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| New Zealand
(Auckland) |
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| Singapore |
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| Neighbouring Forum
Island Countries |
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| Tonga |
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| Samoa |
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| Fiji |
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| Marshall Islands |
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| Kiribati |
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| Federated States of
Micronesia |
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| Papua New Guinea |
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| Cook Islands |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Vanuatu |
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| Palau |
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| Land |
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| total area (sq
kilometers |
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| Customary land |
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| Proportion
customarily owned (%) |
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| Max period for
commercial lease (yrs) |
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| Average lease rate
per acre per annum |
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| agricultural land ($) |
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| commercial land ($) |
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| Free hold land |
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| average purchase
price per acre |
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| Factory Space |
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| average annual rental
price per sq ft |
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| Commercial Banking |
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| Commercial Banks,
excl Dev Banks (No) |
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| Lending rate range (%
per annum) |
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| Average lending rate
(% per annum) |
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| Personal Tax Rates
(Brackets) |
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| No tax |
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| rate of 5% |
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| rate of 6% |
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| rate of 8% |
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| rate of 10% |
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| rate of 12% |
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| rate of 15% |
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| rate of 20% |
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| rate of 25% |
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| rate of 30% |
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| rate of 35% |
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| rate of 37% |
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| rate of 40% |
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| Company Tax Rate
(%) |
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| Resident Company |
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| General |
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| Mining |
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| Petroleum |
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| Non-Resident
Company |
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| General |
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| Mining |
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| Petroleum |
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| Other Taxes &
Fees |
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| Business Gross
Receipt tax (%) |
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| GST/Value added tax
(%) |
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| Sales tax (%) |
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| Annual business
licence fees ($) |
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| Import Duty Rates
(% range) |
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| manufacturing inputs |
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| general (excluding
cigarettes, liquor et) |
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