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French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Terres australes et antarctiques françaises  (French)
Official seal of French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Coat of arms
Motto
"Liberté, égalité, fraternité" (French) (English: "Liberty, equality, fraternity")
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Location of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean
Location of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (circled in red)

in the Indian Ocean (light blue)

Sovereign stateFrance
Territorial status6 August 1955[1]
CapitalSaint 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]
Largest settlementPort-aux-Français
Official languagesFrench
Government
Emmanuel Macron
• Prefect, Administrator Superior
Charles Giusti[3]
• Secretary General
Thierry Dousset[4]
LegislatureAdvisory Council of the TAAF
Area
• Total
439,666.4 km2 (169,756.1 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate
200~400 scientists and military personnel[5]
No permanent population[6]
CurrencyEuro (€) (EUR)
Time zone
Driving sideright
ISO 3166 code
Internet TLD.tf
Websitetaaf.fr/en/Edit this at Wikidata

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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