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СКАЧАТЬ 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:

       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"

      Geographic coordinates:

       43 00 S, 67 00 E

      Map references:

       Antarctic Region

      Area:

       total: 7,829 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: 7,829 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       1,232 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 12 nm

       exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not

       include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)

      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% (2001)

      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 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from

       winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2004 est.)

      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 Michel CHAMPON (since 20 December 2004),

       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 US:

       none (overseas territory of France)

      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.

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