French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Flag and Facts
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands use the flag of France, three vertical stripes of blue, white and red.
- Official name
- Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Capital
- Port-aux-Français
- Region
- Antarctic
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 7,747 km² (2,991 sq mi)
- People
- French
- Calling code
- +262
- Highest point
- Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About French Southern and Antarctic Lands
No one lives in these lands year-round. Visitors are mostly researchers studying wildlife, staff at science stations, fishing crews and military personnel. The territory is split into five districts: the Crozet and Kerguelen archipelagos, the volcanic pair of Saint-Paul and Amsterdam, the Iles Eparses scattered around Madagascar, and a thin slice of Antarctica named Adelie Land. The Iles Eparses joined in 2007.
The scenery changes a lot from island to island. Kerguelen has mountains, valleys and peninsulas and is slightly bigger than Delaware. Saint-Paul is the triangular tip of a volcano, with hot springs and steep eastern cliffs. Bassas da India is an atoll that floods at high tide around a 15 m lagoon. Weather on Crozet is windy, cold and wet, while the Iles Eparses are tropical.
Did you know?
- Ile Amsterdam holds the highest point, Mont de la Dives, at 867 meters.
- Tiny Tromelin Island covers about 1.7 National Malls of Washington, D.C.
- The administrative capital is listed as Port-aux-Français.
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Questions about French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Does anyone live in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
There are no permanent residents. Scientists, fishermen and military staff visit.
What currency is used in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
The euro.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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