ce

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 "Terre Adelie"
claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US

Independence: none (overseas territory of France)

Flag: the flag of France is used

@French Southern And Antarctic Lands:Economy

Overview: Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and
geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The
fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to
France and Reunion.

Budget:
revenues: $17.5 million
expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992)

@French Southern And Antarctic Lands:Transportation

Highways:
total: NA
paved: NA
unpaved: NA

Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

Merchant marine:
total: 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,290,975 GRT/2,403,050
DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 6, chemical tanker 4, container 1,
liquefied gas tanker 3, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker
15, refrigerated cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 8, specialized
liquefied tanker 1
note: a subset of the French register allowing French-owned ships to
operate under more liberal taxation and manning regulations than
permissable under the main French register

Airports: none

@French Southern And Antarctic Lands:Communications

Telephone system: NA telephones
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: NA

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
radios: NA

Television:
broadcast stations: NA
televisions: NA

@French Southern And Antarctic Lands:Defense Forces

Note: defense is the responsibility of France

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GABON

@Gabon:Geography

Location: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator,
between Congo and Equatorial Guinea

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 267,670 sq km
land area: 257,670 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Colorado

Land boundaries: total 2,551 km, Cameroon 298 km, Congo 1,903 km,
Equatorial Guinea 350 km

Coastline: 885 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: maritime boundary