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Telephones: 33,200 (1983 est.)

Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 2, shortwave 0

Radios: 116,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 6

Televisions: 35,000 (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
Gendarmerie

Defense note: defense is the responsibility of France

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@French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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(overseas territory of France)

Map
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Location: 43 00 S, 67 00 E -- Southern 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"

Flag
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Description: the flag of France is used

Geography
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Location: Southern 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"

Geographic coordinates: 43 00 S, 67 00 E

Map references: Antarctic Region

Area:
total area: 7,781 sq km
land area: 7,781 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of Delaware
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

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 1,232 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not
recognized by the US

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: volcanic
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Ross on Kerguelen 1,850 m

Natural resources: fish, crayfish

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%