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Location-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"
Area-total:7,829sqkm
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
Climate-Antartic
Terrain-Volcanic
Land Use-The land is cultivated
Natural hazards-Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Demography-Population: sparsely populated
Population growth rate: Low
Migration rate: Low
Ethnic groups: Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
Languages: French, Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish
Government-the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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 "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
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