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It is necessary to preface the Country Report with a few comments on Fiji1a physical and social context in order to assist in understanding the country*s natural and man- made environmental problems.

French Polynesia comprises approximately 130 islands, including one hundred of which are atolls and thirty high islands somewhat larger.

The American Samoa Government (ASG) is now in receipt of the Economic Development Plan 1979-1984 (EDP). It anticipates receipt in the near future of a companion document, the Quality of Life Plan (QLP). The recently complied Coastal Zone Management^. (CZMP) has been authorized by the ASG with effect from 1 September 1980 but has yet to receive (tne anticipated) Federal endorsement. The EDP and the QLP together form the comprehensive Development Plan for American Samoa, while the CZMP is a Federally funded program complementary to the EDP and covering the whole terri tory.