Seven seas (open ocean)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands covers about 6,990 km² (2,700 mi²), the 171st largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Palestine, at about 6,070 km².
- 6,990km²Area, main territory
- 200Population
- 0.23In Belgiums
50 km
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The outline shows the main territory. Overseas parts, about 293 km² in all, are counted in the figure “with overseas territory” below but are not drawn.
Facts
| Area, main territory | 6,990 km²2,700 mi² |
|---|---|
| Area with overseas territory | 7,280 km²2,810 mi² |
| Official area | 7,830 km²Wikidata · 7.0% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.23 |
| Capital | Port-aux-Français |
| Population | 200Wikidata, 2012 |
| Density | 0.0 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 50°S to 49°S |
| In other languages | Tierras Australes y Antárticas Francesas Español · Französische Süd- und Antarktisgebiete Deutsch · Terres australes et antarctiques françaises Français · Terras Austrais e Antárticas Francesas Português · フランス領南方・南極地域 日本語 · 法属南部和南极领地 中文 · 프랑스령 남방 및 남극 한국어 |
| Continent | Seven seas (open ocean) |
What the numbers say about French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 2,430× the size of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands ranks 170th of 239 by area but only 233rd of 237 by population: it holds fewer people than its size suggests.
- At 0.0 people per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands is the 183rd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 49°S is drawn about 2.4× too large in area, so French Southern and Antarctic Lands looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, French Southern and Antarctic Lands's main territory stretches about 128 km north to south and 143 km east to west.
- Counting overseas territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands grows from 6,990 km² to 7,280 km², 4.2% more.
- Our measured 7,280 km² is 7.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,830 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How French Southern and Antarctic Lands measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 6,990 km² | 170th of 239 |
| Population | 200 | 233rd of 237 |
| Density | 0.0 per km² | 183rd of 185 |
| Compared with | Its area | French Southern and Antarctic Lands is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.23× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 451 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,213 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,352 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 2,430 its size |
Where French Southern and Antarctic Lands sits
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands's centre lies at 49.3°S, 69.5°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 5,480 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 50°S to 49°S, about 130 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If French Southern and Antarctic Lands had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands would have 9.1 million people. It has 200.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands would have 27,000 people. It has 200.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 527,000.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2012; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11