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<title>
Antarctica: People
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Antarctica
People</hdr><body>
<p>Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are
seasonally staffed research stations
</p>
<p> Summer (January) population: over 4,115 total; Argentina
207, Australia 268, Belgium 13, Brazil 80, Chile 256, China NA,
Ecuador NA, Finland 11, France 78, Germany 32, Greenpeace 12,
India 60, Italy 210, Japan 59, South Korea 14, Netherlands 10, NZ
264, Norway 23, Peru 39, Poland NA, South Africa 79, Spain 43,
Sweden 10, UK 116, Uruguay NA, US 1,666, former USSR 565
(1989-90)
</p>
<p> Winter (July) population: over 1,046 total; Argentina 150,
Australia 71, Brazil 12, Chile 73, China NA, France 33, Germany
19, Greenpeace 5, India 1, Japan 38, South Korea 14, NZ 11,
Poland NA, South Africa 12, UK 69, Uruguay NA, US 225, former
USSR 313 (1989-90)
</p>
<p> Year-round stations: 42 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3,
Brazil 1, Chile 3, China 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1,
India 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Poland 1, South Africa 3,
UK 5, Uruguay 1, US 3, former USSR 6 (1990-91)
</p>
<p> Summer only stations: over 38 total; Argentina 7,
Australia 3, Chile 5, Germany 3, India 1, Italy 1, Japan 4, NZ
2, Norway 1, Peru 1, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Sweden 2, UK 1, US
numerous, former USSR 5 (1989-90); note - the disintegration of
the former USSR has placed the status and future of its
Antarctic facilities in doubt; stations may be subject to
closings at any time because of ongoing economic difficulties
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