French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Territory of the French Southern and AntarcticTerritoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques
Independence none (overseas territory of France)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands as the 1997 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 39 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
18 fieldsLand useshare of 7,781 sq km
Note
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"
People
1 fieldPopulation
no indigenous inhabitants note: there were 134 (1996) mostly researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)
Government
7 fieldsCountry 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
Dependency status
overseas territory of France since 1955; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic
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
Economy
Economic activity is limited to servicing | meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other | fishing fleets.
2 fieldsEconomy - 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.
Communications
6 fieldsTransportation
3 fieldsMerchant marine, 73 ships by typeone square, one ship · ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,535,552 GRT/4,382,987 DWT
Military
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “French Southern and Antarctic Lands.” The World Factbook 1997. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/french-southern-and-antarctic-lands/1997.