Iles Eparses
Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island,
Tromelin Island: 1 meteorological station on each possession; note -
meteorological station on Tromelin Island is important for
forecasting cyclones
Juan de Nova Island
1 meteorological station
Saint Helena
South Africa maintains a meteorological station on
Gough Island
Tromelin Island
important meteorological station
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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@2140 Government - note
French Polynesia
under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has
acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police and
justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and
defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are
fashioned after those of the French prime minister
Malawi
the executive exerts considerable influence over the
legislature
Solomon Islands
June 2003 Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought
the intervention of Australia to aid in restoring order; parliament
approved the request for intervention in July 2003; troops from
Australia, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga arrived 24 July
2003; by 2006, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon
Islands (RAMSI) had been scaled back to 259 police officers and 20
military, in addition to civilian technical advisers; in response to
rioting that broke out in mid-April 2006, Australia dispatched an
addtional 220 troops and 70 police officers to help restore order