CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 1992 via the Libraries of the Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis
 
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Source        :CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
Source key    :CI 
Program       :WORLD FACTBOOK 
Program key   :CI WOFACT 
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ID number     :CI WOFACT 083              
Title         :Vital Statistics - FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS 
Data type     :TEXT 
End year      :1993
Date of record:01/22/1993
Country       : 
| FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS 
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FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS 
(overseas territory of France) 
 
GEOGRAPHY 
Total area: 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 
 
Comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware 
 
Land boundaries: none 
 
Coastline: 1,232 km 
 
Maritime claims: 
 
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (Iles Kerguelen only) 
 
Territorial sea: 12 nm 
 
Disputes: Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US 
 
Climate: antarctic 
 
Terrain: volcanic 
 

 
Natural resources: fish, crayfish 
 
Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; 
forest and woodland 0%; other 100% 
 
Environment: Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes 
 
Note: located in the southern Indian Ocean about equidistant between 
Africa, Antarctica, and Australia 
 
PEOPLE 
Population: summer (January 1991) - 200, winter (July 1992) - 150, 
growth rate 0.0% (1992); note - mostly researchers 
 
GOVERNMENT 
Long-form name: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands 
 
Type: overseas territory of France since 1955; governed by High 
Administrator Bernard de GOUTTES (since May 1990), who is assisted by a 
7-member Consultative Council and a 12-member Scientific Council 
 
Capital: none; administered from Paris, France 
 
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 Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica that is not 
recognized by the US 
 
Flag: the flag of France is used 
 
ECONOMY 
Overview: 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. 
 
Budget: $33.6 million (1990) 
 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only 
 
Merchant marine: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 192,752 
GRT/334,400 DWT; includes 1 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off 
cargo, 2 petroleum tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 2 bulk, 1 multifunction large 
load carrier; note - a captive subset of the French register 
 
Telecommunications: NA 
 
DEFENSE FORCES 
Branches: French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force) 
 
Note: defense is the responsibility of France 
 
 
 
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