CIA World Fact Book, 2004/French Southern and Antarctic Lands


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!| Background:
 * The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
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!| Location: !| Geographic coordinates: !| Map references: !| Area: 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 water: 0 sq km land: 7,829 sq km !| Area - comparative: !| Land boundaries: !| Coastline: !| Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands) !| Climate: !| Terrain: !| Elevation extremes: highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m !| Natural resources: !| Land use: permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) !| Irrigated land: !| Natural hazards: !| Environment - current issues: !| Geography - note:
 * southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include 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"
 * 43 00 S, 67 00 E
 * Antarctic Region
 * total: 7,829 sq km
 * slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
 * 0 km
 * 1,232 km
 * territorial sea: 12 nm
 * antarctic
 * volcanic
 * lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
 * fish, crayfish
 * arable land: 0%
 * 0 sq km (1998 est.)
 * Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
 * NA
 * islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
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!| Population: note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2004 est.)
 * no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.)
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!| Country name: 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 !| Dependency status: !| Administrative divisions: !| Legal system: !| Diplomatic representation in the US: !| Diplomatic representation from the US: !| Flag description:
 * conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
 * overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Michel CHAMPON (since 20 December 2004), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)
 * 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
 * the laws of France, where applicable, apply
 * none (overseas territory of France)
 * none (overseas territory of France)
 * the flag of France is used
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!| 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.
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!| Internet country code:
 * .tf
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!| Ports and harbors: !| Merchant marine: by type: bulk 4, cargo 2, chemical tanker 19, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 foreign-owned: Denmark 2, France 49, Japan 4, Monaco 5, Norway 5, Sweden 5 (2004 est.) !| Airports:
 * none; offshore anchorage only
 * total: 70 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,092,387 GRT/5,056,658 DWT
 * none
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!| Military - note:
 * defense is the responsibility of France
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