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Communications

Merchant marine [time series]

10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 217,203 GRT/348,632 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 2 bulk; note--a subset of the French register

Ports [time series]

none; offshore anchorage only

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

Defense Forces

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France

Economy

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fishing catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.

Geography

Climate [time series]

antarctic

Coastline [time series]

1,232 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware

Contiguous zone [time series]

12 nm;

Continental shelf [time series]

200 meters or to depth of exploration;

Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]

claim in Antarctica (Terre Adelie) not recognized by the US

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

Extended economic zone [time series]

200 nm;

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other

Natural resources [time series]

fish, crayfish

Note [time series]

located in the southern Indian Ocean about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia

Terrain [time series]

volcanic

Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]

12 nm

Area (Total area) [time series]

7,781 km2; land area: 7,781 km2; includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Crozet; excludes claim not recognized by the US of about 500,000 km2 in Antarctica known as Terre Adelie

Government

Flag [time series]

the flag of France is used

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Government type (Type) [time series]

overseas territory of France governed by High Administrator Claude CORBIER (since NA 1988)

People

Population [time series]

210 (July 1990), growth rate 0.00% (1990); mostly researchers