(overseas territory of France)
Location: South of 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 Antarctica,
"Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Geographic coordinates: 43 00 S, 67 00 E
Map references: Antarctic Region
Area:
total: 7,781 sq km
land: 7,781 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen;
excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is
not recognized by the US
Area - comparative: slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 1,232 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: antarctic
Terrain: volcanic
Elevation extremes:
lowest point : Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Ross on Kerguelen 1,850 m
Natural resources: fish, crayfish
Land use:
arable land : 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures : 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - note: remote location in the southern Indian Ocean
Population: no indigenous inhabitantsJuly 2002 est.)
note: there were 134 (1997) mostly researchers whose numbers vary from winter
(July) to summer (January)
Country name:
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
Data code: FS
Dependency status: overseas territory of France since 1955; administered by a high commissioner
of the Republic
National 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 "Adelie
Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Independence: none (overseas territory of France)
Flag description: 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: $24.5 million
expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1996)
Telephones: NA
Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international : NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: NA
Televisions: NA
Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
Merchant marine:
total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,535,552 GRT/4,382,987 DWT
ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 7, chemical tanker 7, container 11, liquefied gas tanker
5, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 4,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 11, specialized tanker 1
note: a subset of the French register allowing French-owned ships to operate
under more liberal taxation and manning regulations than permissible under
the main French register (1996 est.)
Airports: none
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of France
Disputes - international: "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
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