French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (French) |
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Anthem: "La Marseillaise" |
Location of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (circled in red) in the Indian Ocean (light blue) |
Sovereign state | France |
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Territorial status | 6 August 1955[1] |
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Capital | Saint Pierre, Réunion (headquarters, not geographically assigned) 43°00′S67°00′E / 43.000°S 67.000°E / -43.000; 67.000Coordinates: 43°00′S67°00′E / 43.000°S 67.000°E / -43.000; 67.000[2] |
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Largest settlement | Port-aux-Français |
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Official languages | French |
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| Emmanuel Macron |
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| Charles Giusti[3] |
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• Secretary General | Thierry Dousset[4] |
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Legislature | Advisory Council of the TAAF |
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• Total | 439,666.4 km2 (169,756.1 sq mi) |
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• Estimate | 200~400 scientists and military personnel[5] No permanent population[6] |
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Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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Time zone | |
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Driving side | right |
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ISO 3166 code | |
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Internet TLD | .tf |
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Website | taaf.fr/en/ |
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