La Polynésie française: L´autre bout du monde

Matthias Offodile · May 10th, 2008, 10:19 PM

This is the unofficial flag mostly used by sports participants outside New Caledonia. The flag is a horizontally divided red-grey-red with a black kagu bird with spread wings. This flag has no official status

Nouméa: la capitale de la Nouvelle Calédonie

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Kanack Cultural Centre

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money from Polynesia

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des routes sur l´île

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new construction

national airlines of Polynesia

Matthias Offodile · May 10th, 2008, 10:46 PM

Facts and figures

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Background:

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Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct as many as three referenda between 2013 and 2018, to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence.

Population:

224,824 (July 2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.175% (2008 est.)

Death rate:

5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74.75 years

female: 77.88 years (2008 est.)

Ethnic groups:

Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%

Languages:

French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects

Economy - overview:

New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel resources. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, very lavish financial support from France and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$3.158 billion (2003 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$3.3 billion (2003 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$15,000 (2003 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 15%
industry: 8.8%
services: 76.2% (2003)

Exports - partners:

Japan 17.4%, France 15.9%, Taiwan 14.5%, China 10.8%, Spain 9.4%, Belgium 7.3%, Italy 6%, Australia 4.6% (2006)

Import - partners:

France 39.4%, Singapore 15.1%, Australia 11.3%, NZ 4.8% (2006)

Independence:

none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014

Matthias Offodile · May 10th, 2008, 11:46 PM

More of French Polynesia

Papeete : the capital of Tahiti

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the national airline of tahiti

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surf shops

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the water

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street scence in downtown on a not so sunny day

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Matthias Offodile · May 16th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Aucun commentaire?? Pourquoi? C´est laid?

Hmmm!!??

Cyril · May 17th, 2008, 05:32 AM

Non non...Un paradis sur terre

Nijal · May 17th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Belle visite, surtout en Nouvelle-Calédonie qui, contrairement à ce que ton titre peut laisser penser, ne fait pas partie de la Polynésie française.

Beaucoup de photos de paysages idylliques qui confortent l'idée répandue que ces territoires du bout du monde sont des edens. Mais peu de chose -mis à part les automobiles, les noms de magasins- laisse à penser que ces territoires appartiennent à la France, surtout du point de vue de l'architecture.
Mais globalement, pas grand-chose à se mettre sous la dent niveau architecture dans ces photos, c'est dommage.

Récemment, j'ai lu un article qui disait que la Nouvelle-Calédonie était une sorte de "nouveau far-west", attirant beaucoup de métropolitains français en quête de travail, ou des retraités attirés par le régime spécial de retraite. D'ailleurs, le nombre croissant d'Européens sur l'île n'est pas sans poser de questions quant à une future indépendance de l'île.

Gabaoman · May 17th, 2008, 09:47 PM

Je suis un étudiant gabonais en France.

Vraiment, le Gabon a raté une grande chance!

L´Afrique n´était pas mûre pour l´indépendance!

Grygry · May 17th, 2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabaoman

L´Afrique n´était pas mûre pour l´indépendance!

Bienvenue sur ce forum Gaboaman. On va EVITER DE RENTRER DANS CE GENRE DE DEBAT QUI FAIT REGULIEREMENT FERMER DES THREADS, Matthias en sait quelque chose. Vaut mieux utiliser les privates messages pour ce genre de discussions assez politiques et émotionnelles qui dégénèrent en trois posts. EDIT: En general, pas de politique dans les forums locaux, c'est plutot dans le forum debats qu'on peut en faire.

Sinon j'ai lu ton thread et te remercie Matthias! ce qui est bien avec tes threads c'est qu'on sort loin de la métropole, ca dépayse.

S'il n'y a pas de post ne t'inquiètes pas - à coté avec Stuttgart j'ai bon espoir d'en obtenir un le mois prochain

. Ce qui ne veut pas dire que personne ne le visite (on espère).

Matthias Offodile · May 25th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Courtesy of caco crsw

highway

ggl · May 26th, 2008, 06:21 PM

Salut à toi Matthias et merci pour ton boulot.

Mais essaye de ne pas mélanger NC et Polynésie... Il faut un moment pour se rendre compte que les dernières images que tu as postées viennent de NC et pas de Polynésie. On s'y perd un peu...

Nijal · May 27th, 2008, 11:35 AM

Oui, c'est bien, belle visite, en plus tu as fait un effort quant aux photos "inutiles".

May 10th, 2008, 10:19 PM	#1
Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,765 Likes (Received): 63	La Polynésie française: L´autre bout du monde This is the unofficial flag mostly used by sports participants outside New Caledonia. The flag is a horizontally divided red-grey-red with a black kagu bird with spread wings. This flag has no official status Nouméa: la capitale de la Nouvelle Calédonie image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Kanack Cultural Centre image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr money from Polynesia image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr des routes sur l´île image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr new construction national airlines of Polynesia

May 10th, 2008, 11:46 PM	#3
Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,765 Likes (Received): 63	More of French Polynesia Papeete : the capital of Tahiti image hosted on flickr the national airline of tahiti image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr surf shops image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr the water image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr street scence in downtown on a not so sunny day image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

May 17th, 2008, 05:32 AM	#5
Cyril Particle XLR8R Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,988 Likes (Received): 476	Non non...Un paradis sur terre __________________ Enlarge your Paris....Nan mais allo quoi !

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May 16th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#4
Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,765 Likes (Received): 63	Aucun commentaire?? Pourquoi? C´est laid? Hmmm!!??

May 17th, 2008, 01:16 PM	#6
Nijal Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,769 Likes (Received): 225	Belle visite, surtout en Nouvelle-Calédonie qui, contrairement à ce que ton titre peut laisser penser, ne fait pas partie de la Polynésie française. Beaucoup de photos de paysages idylliques qui confortent l'idée répandue que ces territoires du bout du monde sont des edens. Mais peu de chose -mis à part les automobiles, les noms de magasins- laisse à penser que ces territoires appartiennent à la France, surtout du point de vue de l'architecture. Mais globalement, pas grand-chose à se mettre sous la dent niveau architecture dans ces photos, c'est dommage. Récemment, j'ai lu un article qui disait que la Nouvelle-Calédonie était une sorte de "nouveau far-west", attirant beaucoup de métropolitains français en quête de travail, ou des retraités attirés par le régime spécial de retraite. D'ailleurs, le nombre croissant d'Européens sur l'île n'est pas sans poser de questions quant à une future indépendance de l'île.

May 17th, 2008, 09:47 PM	#7
Gabaoman BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10 Likes (Received): 0	Je suis un étudiant gabonais en France. Vraiment, le Gabon a raté une grande chance! L´Afrique n´était pas mûre pour l´indépendance!

May 25th, 2008, 10:18 PM	#9
Matthias Offodile Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,765 Likes (Received): 63	Courtesy of caco crsw highway

May 26th, 2008, 06:21 PM	#10
ggl Limité du bulbe Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lyon Posts: 3,448 Likes (Received): 16	Salut à toi Matthias et merci pour ton boulot. Mais essaye de ne pas mélanger NC et Polynésie... Il faut un moment pour se rendre compte que les dernières images que tu as postées viennent de NC et pas de Polynésie. On s'y perd un peu...

May 27th, 2008, 11:35 AM	#11
Nijal Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,769 Likes (Received): 225	Oui, c'est bien, belle visite, en plus tu as fait un effort quant aux photos "inutiles".