Jun 8, 2021 · France has 13 distinct overseas territories, 11 of which have permanent populations. Four of France’s overseas territories are in the Caribbean Sea, four are in the Pacific Ocean, …

Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, French Guiana in South America, and Adélie Land in Antarctica. Each inhabited territory is …

France currently has five overseas departments (French: département d’outre-mer), which are departments (territorial divisions) that are outside the European part of the country. All are …

Overseas France includes today all 5 departments, 4 collectivities and 3 territories with special status of France located outside the metropolitan territory in Europe. Historically it also …

The term overseas territory (French: territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) is an administrative division of France and is currently only applied to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Each inhabited French territory, metropolitan or overseas, is represented in both the French National Assembly and the French Senate (which together make up the French Parliament), …

The French overseas collectivities (French: collectivité d'outre-mer abbreviated as COM) are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous …

Nov 10, 2020 · French overseas territories are made up of twelve territorial units, spread across the planet, eleven of them being inhabited. They make the French Exclusive Economic Zone …

Dec 22, 2024 · * Voter Eligibility: All French citizens living in the overseas territories are eligible to vote in the elections. This includes citizens who were born in the territories as well as those …

Territories of France, excluding Antarctic territories. Citizens from all these territories, including the overseas administrative divisions, are French citizens, vote in national elections (presidential, …

A complete guide to the history and status of French overseas territories and former colonies, including French Guiana, New Caledonia, and other islands. Skip to content Menu

The French colonial empire (French: Empire colonial français) comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century …

Dec 9, 2021 · The sun never sets on France as it possesses a string of overseas territories scattered around the globe, from former slave colonies in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean to …

French Guiana [a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.Bordered by Suriname to the west and …

French Polynesia (/ ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ POL-ih-NEE-zhə; French: Polynésie française [pɔlinezi fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ⓘ; Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is an overseas collectivity of France and its sole …

For elections in the European Union, Overseas Territories (French: Circonscription Outre-Mer) was a European Parliament constituency in France until the 2019 European Parliament election.

The goal of this union was "assimilation of the overseas territories into a greater France, inhabited by French citizens, and blessed by French culture". [3] Whereas the British colonial system …