Coral Sea Islands there are automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs relaying data to the mainland
French Southern and Antarctic Lands one or more meteorological stations on each possession; note - meteorological station on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) is important for forecasting cyclones
Saint Helena
South Africa maintains a meteorological station on
Gough Island
This page was last updated on 18 December 2008
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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
no party has a majority in the fractured legislature
New Zealand
while not an official symbol, the Kiwi, a small native
flightless bird, represents New Zealand
Solomon Islands
by the end of 2007, the Regional Assistance Mission
to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) - originally made up of police and
troops from Australia, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga - had
been scaled back to 303 police officers, 197 civilian technical
advisers, and 72 military advisers from 15 countries across the
region