Flag of French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

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CapitalPort-aux-Français
Population196
RegionAntarctica
Area7,747 km²
LanguagesFrench
CurrencyEuro
PeopleFrench

About

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands is an overseas territory of France.

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The Flag

History

The flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands is a flag representing the overseas territory of France consisting of Adélie Land, the Crozet Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands, and the Scattered Islands. The flag was adopted on 23 February 2007.

Design & symbolism

The flag is features the French tricolor in the canton, often displayed with a white border. In the lower fly, the letters T.A.A.F (from the French name Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) forms a monogram in white, which is stylized to resemble an anchor. The monogram is surrounded by five white stars. The stars are sometimes thought to represent each of the five regions of the territory, though this was not stated in the decree to adopt the flag.

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