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ANTARCTICA  FRANCE 
  
((Washington-District of Columbia)) - (Paris) -

District of ADELIE LAND
[part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands]

Flag or logo since 2003-03-28*
District de la TERRE ADÉLIE (fr)
Emblem or Symbol*

Consultative Meetings
(ruler of ANTARCTICA since 1959-12-01)
President Jacques Chirac
(ruler of FRANCE since 1995-05-17)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Dumont D´Urville Station
(Base Antarctique Dumont d´Urville)
Official & national languages: French (fr) .

Mainland:


ADELIE LAND District of ADELIE LAND  (Dumont D´Urville Station)

1 Divisions:

ADELIE LAND Sector of ADELIE LAND  (Dumont D´Urville Station)Local: Secteur de la TERRE ADÉLIE (fr)  (Base Antarctique Dumont d´Urville)





Note: * Unofficial flag drawn by JMM


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

AMSTERDAM ISLAND French Possession of AMSTERDAM ISLAND  (Camp Heurtin)
BASSAS DA INDIA French Possession of BASSAS DA INDIA  (Bassas da India)
CROZET ISLANDS District of CROZET ISLANDS  (Alfred Faure Station)
EUROPA ISLAND French Possession of EUROPA ISLAND  (Rosier Station)
FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS Overseas Territory of FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS  ((Saint Denis of the Reunion) + Port Aux Francais v)
GEYSIR BANK GEYSIR BANK Zone [Malagasy Annexion]  ((Tamatave))
GLORIOSO ISLANDS French Possession of GLORIOSO ISLANDS  (Glorioso)
JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND French Possession of JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND  (Juan de Nova Station)
KERGUELEN ISLANDS District of KERGUELEN ISLANDS  (Port Aux Francais)
SAINT PAUL AND AMSTERDAM ISLANDS District of SAINT PAUL AND AMSTERDAM ISLANDS  (Camp Heurtin)
SAINT PAUL ISLAND French Possession of SAINT PAUL ISLAND  (Saint Paul)
SCATTERED ISLANDS French Possessions of SCATTERED ISLANDS  ((Saint Pierre of the Reunion))
TROMELIN ISLAND French Possession of TROMELIN ISLAND  (Station Serge Frolow)
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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

 



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