Railways:
0 km
Highways:
''total:''
2590 km
''paved:''
1735 km
''unpaved:''
855 km (1999)
Ports and
harbour
A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ...
s:
Mataura,
Papeete
Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The Communes of France, commune of Papeete is located on the isl ...
,
Rikitea
Rikitea is a small town on Mangareva, which is part of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. A majority of the islanders live in Rikitea. The island was a protectorate of France in 1871 and was annexed in 1881.
History
The town's history dates ...
,
Uturoa
Merchant marine:
''total:''
10 ships ( or over) totaling /
''ships by type:''
cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
3,
passenger ship
A passenger ship is a merchant ship whose primary function is to carry passengers on the sea. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freig ...
2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1,
roll-on/roll-off ship
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
1 (2003 est.)
Airports:
49 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
''total:''
37
''over 3,047 m:''
2
''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
5
''914 to 1,523 m:''
23
''under 914 m:''
3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
''total:''
13
''914 to 1,523 m:''
5
''under 914 m:''
8 (2004 est.)
Heliports
1 (2003 est.)
See also
*
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
*
List of airports in French Polynesia
This is a list of airports in French Polynesia, sorted by location.
French Polynesia (french: Polynésie française) is an overseas territory (''territoire d'outre-mer'' or ''TOM'') of France with the particular designation of overseas country ('' ...
External links
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