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French Polynesia: United States
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A medium-term goal for both the French and French Polynesian Governments is a steady increase in the proportion of income generated in French Polynesia. Tourism is the largest sector of the domestic economy and French Polynesia's biggest earner of foreign income. Black pearls are its chief merchandise export (mainly to Japan and the United States) and earned increased revenue (up 11 per cent to AUD 176 million) in 2005. The very extensive EEZ makes the fisheries sector ... a promising future source of export income, but diminished deep-sea fish stocks affected volume and value in 2005.
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French Polynesia has three television stations broadcasting to approximately 30,000 televisions. There are 14 FM radio stations, two AM radio stations, and more than 100,000 radios. There are two Internet service providers.
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Further revisions were made to the Statute in April 1996, transferring additional responsibilities over to French Polynesia (e.g. territorial budget, health, primary education, social welfare, public works, agriculture) as well as a greater say over external trade, international airline and shipping links, exploitation of lagoon and EEZ marine resources, and the possibility of negotiating specified regional or international agreements.
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