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Title         :French Southern and Antarctic Lands 
Text          : 
                       French Southern and Antarctic Lands 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (overseas territory of France) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Southern Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant 
    between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - "French Southern and 
    Antarctic Lands" includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and 
    Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed 
    sector of Antartica, "Terre Adelie"; the United States does not recognize 
    the French claim to "Terre Adelie" 
Map references: 
    Antarctic Region 
Area: 
  total area: 
    7,781 sq km 
  land area: 
    7,781 sq km 
  comparative area: 
    slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware 
  note: 
    includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; 
    excludes "Terre Adelie" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is 
    not recognized by the US 
Land boundaries: 
    0 km 
Coastline: 
    1,232 km 
Maritime claims: 


  exclusive economic zone: 
    200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only 
  territorial sea: 
    12 nm 
International disputes: 
    "Terre Adelie" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US 
Climate: 
    antarctic 
Terrain: 
    volcanic 
Natural resources: 
    fish, crayfish 
Land use: 
  arable land: 
    0% 
  permanent crops: 
    0% 
  meadows and pastures: 
    0% 
  forest and woodland: 
    0% 
  other: 
    100% 
Irrigated land: 
    0 sq km 
Environment: 
  current issues: 
    NA 
  natural hazards: 
    Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes 
  international agreements: 
    NA 
Note: 
    remote location in the southern Indian Ocean 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are researchers whose numbers vary 
    from 150 in winter (July) to 200 in summer (January) 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 
  conventional long form: 
    Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands 
  conventional short form: 
    French Southern and Antarctic Lands 
  local long form: 
    Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises 
  local short form: 
    Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises 
Digraph: 
    FS 
Type: 
    overseas territory of France since 1955; governed by High Administrator 
    Bernard de GOUTTES (since May 1990), who is assisted by a 7-member 
    Consultative Council and a 12-member Scientific Council 
Capital: 
    none; administered from Paris, France 


Administrative divisions: 
    none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative
 
    divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named 
    Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes 
    "Terre Adelie" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US 
Independence: 
    none (overseas territory of France) 
Flag: 
    the flag of France is used 
 
                                     Economy 
 
Overview: 
    Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical 
    research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches 
    landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and 
    Reunion. 
Budget: 
  revenues: 
    $17.5 million 
  expenditures: 
    $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992) 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Highways: 
  total: 
    NA 
  paved: 
    NA 
  unpaved: 
    NA 
Ports: 
    none; offshore anchorage only 
Merchant marine: 
  total: 
    48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,290,975 GRT/2,403,050 DWT 
  ships by type: 
    bulk 5, cargo 6, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquefied gas tanker 3, 
    multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 15, refrigerated cargo 4, 
    roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, specialized liquefied tanker 1 
  note: 
    a subset of the French register allowing French-owned ships to operate under
 
    more liberal taxation and manning regulations than permissable under the 
    main French register 
Airports: 
    none 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
    NA telephones 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    NA 
  international: 
    NA 


Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    NA 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of France 

This publication is also available online from the CIA (http://www.odci.gov/cia) as 1995 World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html).

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