Reunion uses the French franc as it is a department of
France.The French southern Indian Ocean islands are
uninhabited.the Pacific Islands have thier own
currency although it is tied the franc.....or was.The
stations in Antartica manned by personal from the eu
nations would have the euro if they use money there at
all,although thses areas are not permantly inhabited
as is Reunion.--- lnadybal <
lnadybal@...> wrote:
> I think Kerguelen and the other islands of the
> French Antarctic
> Territory are further from the southernmost Euroland
> than Reunion.
> There are also the French settlements on the
> Antarctic continent, too,
> but they may not even need currency, for all I know.
> There are also
> German and Italian stations, there, too... you can
> think what you want
> about recognition of sovereign territory by the
> European claimants to
> Antarctic areas despite the existing treaties, but
> they do have
> communities there under their sovereignty.
>
> The French also have many South Pacific teritories,
> some of which may
> convert, Tahiti comes to mind, which I think is
> further from Europe
> than Reunion... although that could be a close tie.
>
> I'm curious to see what the former French colonies
> in Africa will do
> that use the CFA Franc - which is based on the soon
> to be nonexistent
> Franc. Are we even certain that Reunion uses FF
> rather than CFA Francs
> ?
>
> Regards
> Len Nadybal
> Washington DC
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "m donner"
> <maxivan82@h...> wrote:
> > or maybe it will be the tohono o odham
> > if ireland is included
> > m
> >
> >
> > >From: Doug Palmer <canadianman2001@y...>
> > >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> > >To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> > >Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Euro in North
> America
> > >Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 10:23:55 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >The furthest place on earth that will use the
> euro
> > >will likely be the French island Reunion in the
> Indian
> > >Ocean.French Polynesia has its own currency.
> > >--- "Doug Murray for StockPhotosOnline.com"
> > ><dmurray@s...> wrote:
> > > > Forgot about this anomaly:
> > > >
> > > > St. Pierre and Miquelon
> > > > Located south of Newfoundland and Labrador,
> St.
> > > > Pierre and Miquelon is a tiny Euro Zone
> nestled in
> > > > Canada. It's a self-governing territorial
> > > > collectivity of France and its population of
> about
> > > > 6,600 will be switching to the euro on January
> 1.
> > > > Travellers will have to as well.
> > > >
> > > > I wonder where the furthest place from Europe
> is
> > > > that will use the Euro as local currency?
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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