UNITED PIONEER SETTLEMENTS

UPS arms UPS flag

The United Pioneer Settlements is itself a federation, consisting of the states of Bouvet (on Bouvet Island), Gough (on Gough Island) and the Prince Edward Islands (with the settlement on Marion Island).

These three islands were settled in 1979, and the federal republic of the United Pioneer Settlements was constituted in 1984.

The economy of these small settlements is based on research (meteorology and other climate-related sciences), fishing, sealing and whaling, the two latter is currently inactive.

There are 110 people living on Bouvet, 60 on Gough, and 800 on Marion Island.

Federal president is Mr Gord Babi (since 1989).

The Federal Government is located on Marion, the main settlement of UPS.