French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Antarctic
French Southern and Antarctic Lands is a territory in the Antarctic region, with Port-aux-Français as its capital. French Southern and Antarctic Lands shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Port-aux-Français |
|---|---|
| Region | Antarctic |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +262 |
| ISO codes | TF / ATF / 260 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇫 |
| Area | 7,747 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .tf |
| Demonym | French |
About French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, officially Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, is a dependency or territory in the Antarctic region. Its capital and seat of government is Port-aux-Français. It has no land borders. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
To call French Southern and Antarctic Lands from abroad, dial the country code +262. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TF (alpha-2) and ATF (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.
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Why French Southern and Antarctic Lands has its own code
ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands holds the alpha-2 code TF, the alpha-3 code ATF, the numeric code 260 and the internet domain .tf. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +262.
Flags with the same colours as French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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