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French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF)

France - TAAF

France - TAAF

France - TAAF

Official name French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Name in local language Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (fr)
Continent Antarctica
Subcontinent Antarctica
Population (ranking: 251e) 196 inhabitants (2012)
Population growth 0.00 % / year
Area 439,672 km²
Density 0.00 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: n.c.) 0.000 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking) 0 $USD (2018)
GDP growth 0.00 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking) 0.00 years (2018)
Birth rate 0.00 ‰ (2018)
Fertility rate 0.00 children / woman (2018)
Death rate (ranking) 0.00 ‰ (2018)
Infant mortality rate (ranking) 0.00 ‰ (2018)
Literacy rate 100.00 % (2019)
Official languages French
Currency Euro (€ EUR)
HDI (ranking: n.c.) 0.000 / 1 (2017)
EPI (ranking) 0.00 (2018)
Government Overseas territory of France
Head of State President Emmanuel Macron
National Day 14 July (French Revolution of 1789)
ISO Codes TF, ATF
Demonym French

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) constitute an overseas territory of France created in 1955. This territory currently comprises five very different districts: the archipelago of Crozet, the archipelago of Kerguelen, the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean (around Madagascar), St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands and Adélie Land in Antarctica.

Emperor Penguin, Adélie Land, TAAF. Source: Wildlife Archives
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