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Capital | Pondichéry. |
Largest City | Pondichéry. |
Other major settlements | Mahé, Yanam, Karaikal and Chandernagor. |
Languages | Telugu, Tamil, English, French, Bengali and Hindi. |
Leader | Resident Superior . |
Deputy Leader | Non. |
Head of parliament | Leader of the Colonial Council of 18 (the 4 French, 1 British and 1 Indian ex-officio civil servants can't stand for the job, only the 18 elected citizens can.). |
Type of regime | Autonomous French Overseas Territory. |
Name of national legislature | National Colonial Directory. |
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Population | 5,575,000. |
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Currency | French Indian piastre (pegged to the French Franc). |
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Number of military personnel: | A 1,000 strong French garrison force. |
% Literacy: | 100%. |
Drives on the: | Right. |
National sport: | Football. |
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Life expectancy in years: | 75. |
History[]
Pre-1914[]
The Anti-Serbia War (1914-1918)[]
The inter-war years[]
Russian Revolution (1917-1924)[]
The Great Depression (1929-1940)[]
The Great East Asia War (1931-1946)[]
The Anti-Hitlerian War (1939-1946)[]
Cold War[]
1990s[]
Life today[]
There is a growing desire to join India, which started in the 2008 general election.
The state ghas been struggling with the efects of the more servere cyclones since 2012.