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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.

CapitalPort-aux-Français
RegionAntarctic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
Calling code+262
ISO codesTF / ATF / 260 ISO 3166-1
Flag emoji🇹🇫
Area7,747 km²
LanguagesFrench
Internet domain.tf
DemonymFrench

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
The capital of French Southern and Antarctic Lands is Port-aux-Français.
What currency does French Southern and Antarctic Lands use?
French Southern and Antarctic Lands uses the Euro (EUR, symbol €).
What is the country calling code for French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
The international dialling code for French Southern and Antarctic Lands is +262.
What are the ISO codes for French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
French Southern and Antarctic Lands has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code TF, the alpha-3 code ATF and the numeric code 260.
What is the flag emoji for French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
The flag emoji for French Southern and Antarctic Lands is 🇹🇫. You can copy it from the top of this page.

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

43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.

Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.