stant
between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia

_*_People
_#_Population: summer (January 1991)--180, winter (July 1991)--150,
growth rate 0.0% (1991);
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 NA May 1990), who is
assisted by a 7-member Consultative Council and a 12-member Scientific
Council

_#_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
220,392 GRT/350,131 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo,
2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker,
2 liquefied gas, 2 bulk; 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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_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 267,670 km2; land area: 257,670 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Colorado

_#_Land boundaries: 2,551 km total; Cameroon 298 km, Congo 1,903 km,
Equatorial Guinea 350 km

_#_Coastline: 885 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Contiguous zone: 24 nm;

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

_#_Disputes: maritime boundary dispute with Equatorial Guinea
because of disputed sovereignty over islands in Corisco Bay

_#_Climate: tropical; always hot, humid

_#_Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and
south

_#_Natural resources: crude oil, manganese, uranium, gold, timber,
iron ore

_#_Land use: arable land 1%; permanent crops 1%; meadows and pastures
18%; forest and woodland 78%; other 2%