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French Southern and Antarctic Lands

General information
Common namethe French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Local nameTerritoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF)
NameTerritoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF)
Motto"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité"
CapitalPort-aux-Français
Official languagesFrench
Government
PrefectChristian Gaudin
Territoire d'outre-merTerritoire d'outre-mer
Date1955
Geography
Total Area169755.5 sq mi (439781 km2)
Demography
Population Est.140 hab.
Economy
Other information
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
Internet TLD.tf

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The French Southern and Antarctic Lands ( , abbreviated TAAF), full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises), consist of:

# Kerguelen (Archipel des Kerguelen), a group of volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa, approximately equidistant between Africa, Antarctica and Australia;

# St. Paul and Amsterdam islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam), a group to the north of Kerguelen;

# Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south of Madagascar;

# Adélie Land (Terre Adélie), the French claim on the Antarctica continent;

# the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses), a dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.

The territory is also often called the French Southern Lands ( ) or French Southern Territories, which excludes Adélie Land where French sovereignty is not recognized internationally. The lands are not connected to France Antarctique, a former French colony in Brazil.

The territory has no permanent population; the population consists of military personnel, civilian officials, scientific researchers and support staff. Some of the territory's exclusive economic zone is of great importance for fishing.


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