A: French Polynesia lies on the geographical coordinates of 15° 0' 0" S, 140° 0' 0" W.
Latitude and Longitude of French Polynesia in other units:
| Unit | Latitude | Longitude |
| Latitude and Longitude to decimals | -15.0 | -140.0 |
| Latitude and Longitude to degrees minutes seconds | 15° 0' 0" S | 140° 0' 0" W |
| Latitude/Longitude to UTM Reference |
| UTM Northing:8341431.159075819 Easting:607512.2276764361 Zone:7L |
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More detail about French Polynesia
French Polynesia Focusing on Job Creation
French Polynesia has intrinsic links to France, especially since there are
French military personnel stationed there. Prior to this, French Polynesia was a
subsistence economy but now is one that has much of the work force based on
various military positions or those related to the tourism industry. The tourism
sector makes up one fifth of the economic earnings. It is the main source of
earnings consisting of hard currency.
Other than the military and the tourism industries, there is a small portion of
the economy based on agriculture. There are some factories that work with the
primary processing elements of various products.
At the moment, this country has a five year contract with France pertaining to
creating new jobs. At the moment, services take up over three quarters of the
jobs but whether or not this will change is yet to be seen. Many of the jobs
that do exist are based on such industries as tourism, pearl discovery,
agriculture, processing, and the creation of handicrafts.
French Polynesia has some well-known crops that they grow. These include such
things as coconuts, various fruits and vegetables, as well as vanilla. They also
raise livestock such as poultry and beef. Alongside the beef, they produce a
number of different dairy products.
They are exporting partners with both United States and France, the latter
having the larger portion. They import a bulk of their products from France.
These imports are mostly made up of foods and fuels.
While French Polynesia might not be looking too economically sound, they are
making progress with certain aspects including the agreement with France to
create more jobs. This is crucial to the well-being of the French Polynesian
people who work hard to make the income that they need. At the moment, time will
be the main factor in finding out whether these efforts will work.
