🇹🇫French Southern Territories

The flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) was adopted in 2007. It features the French tricolor in the canton, acknowledging French sovereignty. The main field is blue with the letters 'TAAF' and five white stars arranged in a pentagon pattern, representing the five administrative districts: Kerguelen Islands, Crozet Islands, Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Adélie Land (French claim in Antarctica), and the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean. The territory is administered from Saint-Pierre on Réunion and has no permanent civilian population, only rotating scientific and military personnel.