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1. CIA World Factbook 2002
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

   Introduction French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   ------------------------------------------------
                            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.
  
   Geography French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   ---------------------------------------------
                              Location: south 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"
                Geographic coordinates: 43 00 S, 67 00 E
                        Map references: Antarctic Region
                                  Area: total: 7,781 sq km
                                        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: 7,781 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly less than 1.3 times the
                                        size of Delaware
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 1,232 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from
                                        Iles Kerguelen only
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: antarctic
                               Terrain: volcanic
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Mont Ross on Iles
                                        Kerguelen 1,850 m
                     Natural resources: fish, crayfish
                              Land use: arable land: 0%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 100% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are
                                        extinct volcanoes
          Environment - current issues: NA
                      Geography - note: islands component is widely
                                        scattered across remote locations in
                                        the southern Indian Ocean
  
   People French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   ------------------------------------------
                            Population: no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002
                                        est.)
                                        note: in 1997, there were about 100
                                        researchers whose numbers vary from
                                        winter (July) to summer (January)
                Population growth rate: NA
  
   Government French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   ----------------------------------------------
                          Country 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 from Paris by
                                        Administrateur Superieur Francois
                                        GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted
                                        by Secretary General Jean-Yves
                                        HERMOSO (since NA)
              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
                          Legal system: the laws of France, where
                                        applicable, apply
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of France)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (overseas territory of France)
                                    US:
                      Flag description: the flag of France is used
  
   Economy French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   -------------------------------------------
                    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.
  
   Communications French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   --------------------------------------------------
                                                  Internet country code: .tf
  
   Transportation French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   --------------------------------------------------
                             Waterways: none
                     Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
                       Merchant marine: total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 2,815,472 GRT/4,806,161 DWT
  
                                        ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 5,
                                        chemical tanker 13, container 11,
                                        liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker
                                        19, roll on/roll off 11
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Belgium 2, France 62,
                                        Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden
                                        1 (2002 est.)
                              Airports: none (2001)
  
   Military French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   --------------------------------------------
                          Military - note: defense is the responsibility of
                                           France
  
   Transnational Issues French Southern and Antarctic Lands
   --------------------------------------------------------
              Disputes - international: "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is
                                        not recognized by the US
  
                                       



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