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<title>
French Southern & Antarctic Lands: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and
Antarctic Lands</l>
<l> conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic
Lands</l>
<l> local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et
Antarctiques Francaises</l>
<l> local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques
Francaises</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: FS
</p>
<p>Type: overseas territory of France since 1955; governed by
High Administrator Bernard de GOUTTES (since May 1990), who is
assisted by a 7-member Consultative Council and a 12-member
Scientific Council
</p>
<p>Capital: none; administered from Paris, France
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of France);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by
the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet,
Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes Terre
Adelie claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
</p>
<p>Independence: none (overseas territory of France)
</p>
<p>Flag: the flag of France is used
</p></body></article></text>