French Southern Territories, Antarctica
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Port-aux-Francais, capital city of French Southern Territories
French Southern Territories is an Uninhabited French sub-Antarctic islands reserved for scientific research, one of the world’s largest marine protected areas, and sustainable krill monitoring.
French Southern Territories in one word would be “Subantarctic,” meaning remote isles.
French Southern Territories Flag
French Southern Territories is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
French Southern Territories administrative divisions
none (overseas territory of France)
- there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 administrative districts named
- Iles Crozet,
- Iles Éparses,
- Iles Kerguelen,
- Ile Saint-Paul
- et Ile Amsterdam
the fifth district is the "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that the US does not recognize
Easy learning about French Southern Territories |
The capital city of French Southern Territories is Port-aux-Francais.
| French Southern Territories is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of French Southern Territories are called French |
| French Southern Territories has a population of | inhabitants within a total area of 7,829 Km2 (4,865 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| French Southern Territories Climate | tropical; always hot, humid |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tf |
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