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French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Location S Indian Ocean, between Madagascar, Antarctica
Latitude and longitude  43 00 S, 67 00 E
Sovereignty France
Political status notes Officially, "Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands"; includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen
Population  uninhabited, except for scientific and meteorological personnel
Land area in square kilometers 7,781 (Antarctic lands not included)
Capital  Administered from Paris

Sources and other useful websites

Les Iles Australes, from the French Polar Institute (French)
Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Terres Australes et Antarctiques, from the French Ministry of Overseas Departments and Territories (French)
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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