ed cargo; note - a captive subset of the French
register
Civil air:
about 6 major transport aircraft
Airports:
43 total, 41 usable; 23 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways
over 3,659 m; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications:
33,200 telephones; 84,000 radio receivers; 26,400 TV sets; broadcast
stations - 5 AM, 2 FM, 6 TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station

:French Polynesia Defense Forces

Branches:
French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Manpower availability:
males 15-49, 50,844; NA fit for military service
Note:
defense is responsibility of France

:French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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

:French Southern and Antarctic Lands People

Population:
summer (January 1991) - 200, winter (July 1992) - 150, growth rate 0.0%
(1992); note - mostly researchers

:French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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-