| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2005) | |
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| Airports | none | none (2004 est.) | 
| Area | total: 
 7,781 sq km land: 7,781 sq km water: 0 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  | 
				total: 7,829 sq km 
 land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 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  | 
				
| 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  | 
				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 High Commissioner of the Republic Brigitte GIRARDIN (since 25 March 1998), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA) | 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) | 
| Disputes - international | "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US | French claim to "Adelie Land" in Antarctica is not recognized by the United States | 
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: 
 Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m  | 
				lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m 
 highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m  | 
				
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1993) | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 
| Land use | arable land: 
 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%  | 
				arable land: 0% 
 permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)  | 
				
| Location | south of 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" | 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" | 
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 
 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)  | 
				
| Merchant marine | total: 
 74 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,024,194 GRT/5,255,703 DWT ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 12 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				total: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,092,387 GRT/5,056,658 DWT 
 by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 1, chemical tanker 21, container 19, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 4 foreign-owned: 71 (Belgium 5, Denmark 2, France 45, Germany 2, Greece 2, Hong Kong 5, Japan 4, Saudi Arabia 1, Sweden 5) (2005)  | 
				
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2001 est.)
 note: in 1997, there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)  | 
				no indigenous inhabitants (July 2005 est.) 
 note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2005 est.)  | 
				
| Waterways | none | - |