Flag of French Southern Territories

Territory or dependency

Flag of French Southern Territories uses blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption 2007.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of French Southern Territories
Entity Type	Territory or dependency
Official Name	Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Identifier	TF / ATF
Region	Antarctic

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	2007
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, White, Red
Construction	Blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#0072CE	0, 114, 206	100, 45, 0, 19
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#E1000F	225, 0, 15	0, 100, 93, 12

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the Southern Ocean.
White	the canton and emblem.
Red	the canton.
Emblem	The letters TAAF within a lozenge, with five stars for the five districts of the territory.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of French Southern Territories

Blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with british-style ensign designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for French Southern Territories is Blue (#0072CE), White (#FFFFFF) and Red (#E1000F). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Emblem: The letters TAAF within a lozenge, with five stars for the five districts of the territory.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 2007. The adoption field for the present record is 2007.

Entity status

French Southern Territories is classified here as territory or dependency. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands fly a flag with the tricolour in the canton and the territory's initials with a compass rose in the fly.

The territory has no permanent population, only rotating scientific staff.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem, a 2:3 proportion and the visible emblem. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — French Southern Territories — Specialist vexillological reference

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Facts about the Flag of French Southern Territories

French Southern Territories is recorded as blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem.
The reference proportion for the flag of French Southern Territories is 2:3.
The stored palette for French Southern Territories contains Blue, White and Red.
The adoption field for this territory or dependency flag record is 2007.
Its construction is grouped with the british-style ensign design family in this library.
Emblem: The letters TAAF within a lozenge, with five stars for the five districts of the territory.
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands fly a flag with the tricolour in the canton and the territory's initials with a compass rose in the fly.
The territory has no permanent population, only rotating scientific staff.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of French Southern Territories

What does the flag of French Southern Territories look like?

Blue field with the French tricolour canton and a lozenge emblem, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of French Southern Territories?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of French Southern Territories?

The reference palette lists Blue #0072CE, White #FFFFFF and Red #E1000F.

What do the symbols on the flag of French Southern Territories represent?

Emblem — The letters TAAF within a lozenge, with five stars for the five districts of the territory.

When was the present flag record for French Southern Territories adopted?

The adoption field in this record is 2007.

Which design family does the flag of French Southern Territories belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with british-style ensign designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of French Southern Territories?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.