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French Polynesia

TRADE AND BUSINESS
Agriculture - products
coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Exports
$260 million f.o.b. (2000)
Exports - commodities
cultured pearls 50%, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat (1997)
Exports - partners
France 37.4%, Japan 35.5%, US 17.5% (2002)
Imports
$1.2 billion f.o.b. (2000)
Imports- commodities
fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners
France 58.9%, Australia 12.2%, New Zealand 6.9%, US 6.6% (2002)
Currency
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003
Exchange rates
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 126.41 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.44 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998)
note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
Fiscal year
calendar year