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French Southern and Antarctic Lands

1996 Edition — territory

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Radios [time series]
NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: NA international: NA
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
NA
Televisions [time series]
NA Defense
Economy
Budget [time series]
revenues: $22.6 million expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1995)
Economic overview [time series]
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.
Geography
Area [time series]
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 "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Climate [time series]
antarctic
Coastline [time series]
1,232 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
43 00 S, 67 00 E
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
remote location in the southern Indian Ocean
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
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 Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Map references [time series]
Antarctic Region
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
fish, crayfish
Terrain [time series]
volcanic lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Kerguelen 1,850 m
Government
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 "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Paris, France
Data code [time series]
FS
Flag [time series]
the flag of France is used
Independence [time series]
none (overseas territory of France)
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
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
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
overseas territory of France since 1955; governed by High Administrator Christian DORS (since 4 December 1991)
People
Population [time series]
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there were 145 (1995) mostly researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
none (1994 est.)
Merchant marine [time series]
total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,133,942 GRT/3,617,863 DWT ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 7, container 10, liquefied gas tanker 4, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, specialized 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 (1995 est.)
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only