Merchant marine [time series]

12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 220,392 GRT/350,131 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 liquefied gas, 2 bulk; note--a captive subset of the French register

Ports [time series]

none; offshore anchorage only

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

NA

Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]

French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force)

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of France

Budget [time series]

$33.6 million (1990)

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.

Climate [time series]

antarctic

Coastline [time series]

1,232 km Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (Iles Kerguelen only); Territorial sea: 12 nm

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware

Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]

Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

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

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

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 Terre Adelie claim of about 500,000 km2 in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Administrative divisions [time series]

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

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 since 1955; governed by High Administrator Bernard de GOUTTES (since NA May 1990), who is assisted by a 7-member Consultative Council and a 12-member Scientific Council

Population [time series]

summer (January 1991)--180, winter (July 1991)--150, growth rate 0.0% (1991); note--mostly researchers