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vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Political_representation_in_legislatures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Political representation in legislatures</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Political_representation_in_legislatures-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Political representation in legislatures subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Political_representation_in_legislatures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Senate_(France)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Senate_(France)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Senate (France)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Senate_(France)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-European_Parliament_(European_Union)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#European_Parliament_(European_Union)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>European Parliament (European Union)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-European_Parliament_(European_Union)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Council_(European_Union)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Council_(European_Union)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Council (European Union)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Council_(European_Union)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Overview" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Overview"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Overview</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Overview-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Overview subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Overview-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Inhabited_collectivities_and_departments/regions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inhabited_collectivities_and_departments/regions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Inhabited collectivities and departments/regions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inhabited_collectivities_and_departments/regions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uninhabited_overseas_territories" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uninhabited_overseas_territories"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Uninhabited overseas territories</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uninhabited_overseas_territories-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Map" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Map"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Map</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Map-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Photo_gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Photo_gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Photo gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Photo_gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Largest_cities_in_overseas_France" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Largest_cities_in_overseas_France"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Largest cities in overseas France</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Largest_cities_in_overseas_France-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav 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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Overseas France</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranska_tovnbeln_meer%C3%A2_ku%C3%A1vluh" title="Ranska tovnbeln meerâ kuávluh – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Ranska tovnbeln meerâ kuávluh" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="مقاطعات وأقاليم ما وراء البحار الفرنسية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقاطعات وأقاليم ما وراء البحار الفرنسية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia_d%27ultramar" title="Francia d'ultramar – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Francia d'ultramar" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fransa_D%C9%99niza%C5%9F%C4%B1r%C4%B1_B%C3%B6lg%C9%99l%C9%99r_Birliyi" title="Fransa Dənizaşırı Bölgələr Birliyi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Fransa Dənizaşırı Bölgələr Birliyi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D1%9E%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%96" title="Заморскія ўладанні Францыі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Заморскія ўладанні Францыі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Отвъдморски департаменти и територии на Франция – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Отвъдморски департаменти и територии на Франция" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro-C%27hall_tramor" title="Bro-C'hall tramor – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bro-C'hall tramor" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territoris_d%27Ultramar_Francesos" title="Territoris d'Ultramar Francesos – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Territoris d'Ultramar Francesos" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%C4%95%D1%81_%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B8_%C3%A7%D1%83%D0%BC_%D0%BF%C4%95%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%88%C4%95%D0%B2%C4%95" title="Францин тинĕс енчи çум пĕрлешĕвĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Францин тинĕс енчи çум пĕрлешĕвĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A1mo%C5%99sk%C3%A1_Francie" title="Zámořská Francie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Zámořská Francie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiriogaethau_tramor_Ffrainc" title="Tiriogaethau tramor Ffrainc – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Tiriogaethau tramor Ffrainc" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankrigs_overs%C3%B8iske_omr%C3%A5der" title="Frankrigs oversøiske områder – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Frankrigs oversøiske områder" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz%C3%B6sische_%C3%9Cberseegebiete" title="Französische Überseegebiete – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Französische Überseegebiete" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prantsusmaa_%C3%BClemereterritooriumid" title="Prantsusmaa ülemereterritooriumid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Prantsusmaa ülemereterritooriumid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia_de_ultramar" title="Francia de ultramar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Francia de ultramar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmaraj_teritorioj_(Francio)" title="Transmaraj teritorioj (Francio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Transmaraj teritorioj (Francio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsasoz_haraindiko_Frantzia" title="Itsasoz haraindiko Frantzia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Itsasoz haraindiko Frantzia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%87" title="قلمروهای فرادریایی فرانسه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="قلمروهای فرادریایی فرانسه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_d%27outre-mer" title="France d'outre-mer – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="France d'outre-mer" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oerseeske_gebietsdielen_fan_Frankryk" title="Oerseeske gebietsdielen fan Frankryk – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Oerseeske gebietsdielen fan Frankryk" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamentos_e_territorios_de_ultramar_de_Francia" title="Departamentos e territorios de ultramar de Francia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Departamentos e territorios de ultramar de Francia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%B4%EC%99%B8_%ED%94%84%EB%9E%91%EC%8A%A4" title="해외 프랑스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="해외 프랑스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D6%80%D5%AE%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Ֆրանսիայի անդրծովյան տարածքներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆրանսիայի անդրծովյան տարածքներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97_%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="फ़्रान्स के समुद्र-पार विभाग और क्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फ़्रान्स के समुद्र-पार विभाग और क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departemen_dan_wilayah_seberang_laut_Prancis" title="Departemen dan wilayah seberang laut Prancis – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Departemen dan wilayah seberang laut Prancis" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" 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מעבר לים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="צרפת מעבר לים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departemen_lan_teritori_seberang_laut_Prancis" title="Departemen lan teritori seberang laut Prancis – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Departemen lan teritori seberang laut Prancis" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%96%E1%83%A6%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98%E1%83%97%E1%83%90_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="საფრანგეთის ზღვისიქითა ტერიტორიები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="საფრანგეთის ზღვისიქითა ტერიტორიები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneo_la_ng%27ambo_la_Ufaransa" title="Eneo la ng'ambo la Ufaransa – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Eneo la ng'ambo la Ufaransa" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franzia_de_s%C3%ABuramer" title="Franzia de sëuramer – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Franzia de sëuramer" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans%C3%A9isch_Iwwers%C3%A9igebidder" title="Franséisch Iwwerséigebidder – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Franséisch Iwwerséigebidder" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pranc%C5%ABzijos_u%C5%BEj%C5%ABrio_valdos" title="Prancūzijos užjūrio valdos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Prancūzijos užjūrio valdos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terit%C3%B6i_d%27oltrem%C3%A2_Fran%C3%A7eixi" title="Teritöi d'oltremâ Françeixi – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Teritöi d'oltremâ Françeixi" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengerent%C3%BAli_Franciaorsz%C3%A1g" title="Tengerentúli Franciaország – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Tengerentúli Franciaország" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Прекуморска Франција – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Прекуморска Франција" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perancis_Seberang_Laut" title="Perancis Seberang Laut – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Perancis Seberang Laut" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franse_overzeese_gebieden" title="Franse overzeese gebieden – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Franse overzeese gebieden" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%96%E7%9C%8C%E3%83%BB%E6%B5%B7%E5%A4%96%E9%A0%98%E5%9C%9F" title="フランスの海外県・海外領土 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="フランスの海外県・海外領土" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%92_%D8%AA%DB%92_%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%DB%92" title="فرانسیسی سمندر پار محکمے تے علاقے – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="فرانسیسی سمندر پار محکمے تے علاقے" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francuskie_terytoria_zale%C5%BCne" title="Francuskie terytoria zależne – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Francuskie terytoria zależne" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamentos_e_territ%C3%B3rios_ultramarinos_da_Fran%C3%A7a" title="Departamentos e territórios ultramarinos da França – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Departamentos e territórios ultramarinos da França" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C8%9Ba_de_peste_m%C4%83ri" title="Franța de peste mări – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Franța de peste mări" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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data-title="Frankrikes utomeuropeiska områden" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fransa_Deniza%C5%9F%C4%B1r%C4%B1_B%C3%B6lgeler_Toplulu%C4%9Fu" title="Fransa Denizaşırı Bölgeler Topluluğu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Fransa Denizaşırı Bölgeler Topluluğu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D1%97" title="Заморські володіння Франції – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Заморські володіння Франції" data-language-autonym="Українська" 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title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">France d'outre-mer</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_France.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of"><img alt="Flag of" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/125px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/188px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/250px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fort-de-France" title="Fort-de-France">Fort-de-France</a> (<a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>), <a href="/wiki/Pointe-%C3%A0-Pitre" title="Pointe-à-Pitre">Pointe-à-Pitre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>), <a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Denis, Réunion">Saint Denis</a> (<a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9union" class="mw-redirect" title="La Réunion">La Réunion</a>), <a href="/wiki/Saint-Pierre,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Pierre, Réunion">Saint Pierre</a> (<a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9union" class="mw-redirect" title="La Réunion">La Réunion</a>), <a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a" title="Nouméa">Nouméa</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antillean_Creole" title="Antillean Creole">Antillean Creole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guianan_Creole" class="mw-redirect" title="Guianan Creole">Guianan Creole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reunionese_Creole" class="mw-redirect" title="Reunionese Creole">Reunionese Creole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maore_dialect" title="Maore dialect">Shimaore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tahitian_language" title="Tahitian language">Tahitian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marquesan_language" title="Marquesan language">Marquesan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faka%27uvea" class="mw-redirect" title="Faka'uvea">'Uvean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Futunan_language" title="Futunan language">Futunan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drehu_language" title="Drehu language">Drehu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nengone_language" title="Nengone language">Nengone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paic%C3%AE_language" title="Paicî language">Paicî</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aji%C3%AB_language" title="Ajië language">Ajië</a>, <a href="/wiki/Javanese_language" title="Javanese language">Javanese</a>, and 35 other native languages of New Caledonia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Territories</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="#Overview">5 departments/regions<br />8 collectivities/territories</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New 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href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" title="Emmanuel Macron">Emmanuel Macron</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Overseas" title="Minister of the Overseas">Minister</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marie_Gu%C3%A9venoux" title="Marie Guévenoux">Marie Guévenoux</a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_France" title="Geography of France">Area </a></th></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">120,396<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a 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href="/wiki/Template:Administrative_divisions_of_France" title="Template:Administrative divisions of France"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Administrative_divisions_of_France" title="Template talk:Administrative divisions of France"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Administrative_divisions_of_France" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Administrative divisions of France"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Overseas France</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">France d'outre-mer</i>, also <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">France ultramarine</i></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> consists of 13 <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> territories outside <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, mostly the remnants of the <a href="/wiki/French_colonial_empire" title="French colonial empire">French colonial empire</a> that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after <a href="/wiki/Decolonisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Decolonisation">decolonisation</a>. Most, but not all are part of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>. </p><p>"Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in everyday life in France, it is not an administrative designation in its own right. Instead, the five <a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" title="Overseas departments and regions of France">overseas regions</a> have exactly the same <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_France" title="Administrative divisions of France">administrative status</a> as the thirteen <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_France" title="Metropolitan France">metropolitan</a> regions; the five <a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">overseas collectivities</a> are semi-autonomous; and <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a> is an autonomous territory. Overseas France includes island territories in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Oceans</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> on the <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South American</a> continent, and several <a href="/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_Subantarctic_islands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands">peri-Antarctic islands</a> as well as a claim in <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>. Excluding the district of <a href="/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_Land" title="Adélie Land">Adélie Land</a>, where French sovereignty is effective <i>de jure</i> by French law, but where the French exclusive claim on this part of <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> is frozen by the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System" title="Antarctic Treaty System">Antarctic Treaty</a> (signed in 1959), overseas France covers a land area of 120,396 km<sup>2</sup> (46,485 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and accounts for 18.0% of the French Republic's land territory.<sup id="cite_ref-French_Republic_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Republic-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">exclusive economic zone</a> (EEZ) of 9,825,538 km<sup>2</sup> (3,793,661 sq mi) accounts for 96.7% of the EEZ of the <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">French Republic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-searoundus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-searoundus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Outside Europe, four broad classes of overseas French territorial administration currently exist: <a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" title="Overseas departments and regions of France">overseas departments/regions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">overseas collectivities</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i> territory of <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>, and uninhabited territories. From a legal and administrative standpoint, these four classes have varying legal status and levels of autonomy, although all permanently inhabited territories have representation in both France's <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(France)" title="National Assembly (France)">National Assembly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Senate_(France)" title="Senate (France)">Senate</a>, which together make up the <a href="/wiki/French_Parliament" title="French Parliament">French Parliament</a>. </p><p>2,834,000 people lived in overseas France in January 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-French_Republic_2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Republic_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of these residents are <a href="/wiki/French_nationality_law" title="French nationality law">citizens of France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship of the European Union">citizens of the European Union</a>. This makes them able to vote in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_France" title="Elections in France">French</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament" title="Elections to the European Parliament">European elections</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Varying_constitutional_statuses">Varying constitutional statuses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Varying constitutional statuses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas_regions_and_departments">Overseas regions and departments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overseas regions and departments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" title="Overseas departments and regions of France">Overseas departments and regions of France</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">847,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,103,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+30.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,388,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+25.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,582,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+14.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,921,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+21.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,295,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+19.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,622,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+14.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,782,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2024 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,834,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">January 2024: Total population of all overseas departments and collectivities: 2,834,000.<br />Total population of five overseas departments: 2,230,000.<sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Total population of five overseas collectivities and New Caledonia: 604,000. Sources: French Polynesia,<sup id="cite_ref-French_Polynesia_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Polynesia-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Caledonia,<sup id="cite_ref-New_Caledonia_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Caledonia-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saint Barthélemy,<sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saint Martin,<sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saint Pierre and Miquelon,<sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wallis et Futuna<sup id="cite_ref-Wallis_Futuna_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallis_Futuna-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" title="Overseas departments and regions of France">Overseas regions</a> have exactly the same status as France's mainland regions. The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">French Constitution</a> provides that, in general, French laws and regulations (France's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc.) apply to French overseas regions just as in <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_France" title="Metropolitan France">metropolitan France</a>, but can be adapted as needed to suit the region's particular needs. Hence, the local administrations of French overseas regions cannot themselves pass new laws. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> (since 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a> (since 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a> (since 1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a> (since 2011) <ul><li>1976–2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i> overseas territory <ul><li>2001–2003: with the designation <a href="/wiki/Departmental_collectivity" title="Departmental collectivity">departmental community</a></li></ul></li> <li>2003–2011: overseas community.</li> <li>In the 2009 <a href="/wiki/2009_Mahoran_status_referendum" title="2009 Mahoran status referendum">Mahoran status referendum</a>, Mahorans voted to become an overseas department in 2011, which occurred on 31 March 2011.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a> (since 1946)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas_collectivities">Overseas collectivities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Overseas collectivities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">Overseas collectivity</a></div> <p>The category of "overseas collectivity" (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">collectivité d'outre-mer</i> or <i>COM</i>) was created by France's constitutional reform of 28 March 2003. Each overseas collectivity has its own statutory laws. </p><p>In contrast to overseas departments/regions, the <a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">overseas collectivities</a> are empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas reserved to the French national government (such as defense, international relations, trade and currency, and judicial and administrative law). The overseas collectivities are governed by local elected assemblies and by the French Parliament and <a href="/wiki/Government_of_France" title="Government of France">French Government</a>, with a cabinet member, the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Overseas_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of the Overseas (France)">Minister of the Overseas</a>, in charge of issues related to the overseas territories. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a> (1946–2003: overseas territory; since 2003: overseas collectivity): In 2004 it was given the designation of "<a href="/wiki/Overseas_country_of_France" title="Overseas country of France">overseas country</a>" (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">pays d'outre-mer</i>), but the <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Council_(France)" title="Constitutional Council (France)">Constitutional Council of France</a> has ruled that this designation did not create a new political category.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a>: In 2003, Saint-Barthélemy <a href="/wiki/2003_Guadeloupean_autonomy_referendum" title="2003 Guadeloupean autonomy referendum">voted</a> to become an overseas collectivity of France. Saint-Barthélemy is not part of the European Union, having changed the status to an <a href="/wiki/Special_member_state_territories_and_the_European_Union#Overseas_countries_and_territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Special member state territories and the European Union">overseas country or territory</a> associated with the European Union in 2012.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a>: In a <a href="/wiki/2003_Guadeloupean_autonomy_referendum" title="2003 Guadeloupean autonomy referendum">2003 referendum</a>, Saint Martin voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe to become separate overseas collectivity of France.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 February 2007, the <a href="/wiki/French_Parliament" title="French Parliament">French Parliament</a> passed a bill granting <a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">COM status</a> to Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new status took effect on 22 February 2007, when the law was published in the <i><a href="/wiki/Journal_officiel_de_la_R%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise" title="Journal officiel de la République française">Journal Officiel</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saint Martin remains part of the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, as stated in the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a> (1976–85: overseas department; 1985–2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i> overseas territory; since 2003: overseas collectivity): Despite being given the political status of "overseas collectivity", Saint Pierre et Miquelon is called <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon</i></span>, literally "territorial collectivity".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a> (1961–2003: overseas territory; since 2003: overseas collectivity): It is still commonly referred to as a <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">territoire</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna</i></span>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sui_generis_collectivity"><i>Sui generis</i> collectivity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sui generis collectivity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a> had the status of an overseas territory from 1946 to 1998, but as of the 1998 <a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a_Accord" title="Nouméa Accord">Nouméa Accord</a> it gained a special status (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">statut particulier</i></span> or <i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">sui generis</a></i>) in 1999. A New Caledonian citizenship was established (in addition to the French citizenship which is kept in parallel, along with the European citizenship), and a gradual transfer of power from the French state to New Caledonia itself was begun, to last from 15 to 20 years.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>However, this process was subject to approval in a referendum. Three independence referendums have been held, in <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2018 New Caledonian independence referendum">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2020 New Caledonian independence referendum">2020</a> and 2021. In the first two referendums, the "yes" vote was 43.3% and 46.7% respectively. In the <a href="/wiki/2021_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2021 New Caledonian independence referendum">third referendum</a> of December 2021, massively boycotted by the native <a href="/wiki/Kanak_people" title="Kanak people">Kanak community</a>, which represent 42% of the population, the "yes" vote was 3.5%, with a turnout of 43.9%.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas_territory">Overseas territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Overseas territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Overseas_territory_(France)" title="Overseas territory (France)">Overseas territory (France)</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises</i></span> or TAAF); overseas territory of France (since 1956). It is currently the only overseas territory. According to law 2007-224 of 21 February 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Scattered_Islands_in_the_Indian_Ocean" title="Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean">Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean</a> constitute the 5th district of <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">TAAF</i></span>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_status">Special status</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clipperton_Island" title="Clipperton Island">Clipperton Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Île de Clipperton</i> or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Île de la Passion</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Isla de la Pasión</i>) is a 9 km<sup>2</sup> (3.5 sq mi) <a href="/wiki/Desert_island" class="mw-redirect" title="Desert island">uninhabited</a> coral <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atoll</a> located 1,280 km (800 miles) south-west of Acapulco, Mexico in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. It is held as an overseas "<a href="/wiki/State_ownership" title="State ownership">state private property</a>" under the direct authority of the French government, and is administered by France's <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Overseas" title="Minister of the Overseas">Minister of the Overseas</a> ("private" in this context refers to official restrictions on access, rather than private ownership <i>per se</i>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_representation_in_legislatures">Political representation in legislatures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Political representation in legislatures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ministre-DOMTOM.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Ministre-DOMTOM.svg/170px-Ministre-DOMTOM.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Ministre-DOMTOM.svg/255px-Ministre-DOMTOM.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Ministre-DOMTOM.svg/340px-Ministre-DOMTOM.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Flag of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Overseas_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of the Overseas (France)">Minister of Overseas France</a></figcaption></figure> <p>With 2,834,000 inhabitants in 2024, overseas France accounts for 4.1% of the population of the French Republic.<sup id="cite_ref-French_Republic_2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Republic_2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They enjoy a corresponding representation in the two chambers of the <a href="/wiki/French_Parliament" title="French Parliament">French Parliament</a> and, in the <a href="/wiki/16th_legislature_of_the_French_Fifth_Republic" title="16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic">16th legislature of the French Fifth Republic</a> (2022–2027), overseas France is represented by 27 deputies in the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(France)" title="National Assembly (France)">French National Assembly</a>, accounting for 4.7% of the 577 deputies in the National Assembly: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>: 7</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>: 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a>: 1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a>: 1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a>: 1</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate_(France)"><span id="Senate_.28France.29"></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> Senate (France)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Senate (France)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since September 2011, overseas France has been represented by 21 senators in the <a href="/wiki/Senate_(France)" title="Senate (France)">French Senate</a>, accounting for 6.0% of the 348 senators in the Senate: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>: 4</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>: 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>: 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a>: 1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a>: 1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a>: 1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a>: 1</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Parliament_(European_Union)"><span id="European_Parliament_.28European_Union.29"></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span></span> European Parliament (European Union)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: European Parliament (European Union)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The territories used to be collectively represented in the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_of_France_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)">Overseas Territories of France constituency</a>. Since the <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="2019 European Parliament election in France">2019 European elections</a>, France decided to switch to a single constituency, putting an end to all regional constituencies, including the Overseas Territories constituency.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Council_(European_Union)"><span id="Council_.28European_Union.29"></span><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span></span> Council (European Union)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Council (European Union)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Special_territories_of_members_of_the_European_Economic_Area" title="Special territories of members of the European Economic Area">special territories of EU member states</a> are not separately represented in the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Council of the European Union">EU Council</a>. Every member state represents all its citizens in the council. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inhabited_collectivities_and_departments/regions"><span id="Inhabited_collectivities_and_departments.2Fregions"></span>Inhabited collectivities and departments/regions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Inhabited collectivities and departments/regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The eleven inhabited French overseas territories are: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">Flag</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_capitals" title="List of national capitals">Capital</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">Population</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">Area</a><br />(km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density" title="List of countries and dependencies by population density">Population Density</a><br />(inh. per km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th>Status </th> <th><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme" title="United Nations geoscheme">UN Continental Region</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_the_United_Nations_geoscheme" title="List of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme">UN Geographical Subregion</a> </th> <th>Location </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg/65px-Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg/98px-Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg/130px-Flag_of_French_Guiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cayenne" title="Cayenne">Cayenne</a> </td> <td align="center">295,385<br /><small>(Jan. 2024)</small><sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">83,534<sup id="cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area_4DOM-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">3.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_regions_of_France" title="Overseas departments and regions of France">Overseas department/region</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Guianas" title="The Guianas">The Guianas</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia"><img alt="French Polynesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/65px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/98px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg/130px-Flag_of_French_Polynesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papeete" title="Papeete">Papeete</a> </td> <td align="center">279,020<br /><small>(Jan. 2023)</small><sup id="cite_ref-French_Polynesia_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-French_Polynesia-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="03,521 !">3,521</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">79 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Overseas_collectivity" title="Overseas collectivity">Overseas collectivity</a>/<a href="/wiki/Overseas_country_of_France" title="Overseas country of France">country</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">South Pacific Ocean</a> </td> <td>Consists of the <a href="/wiki/Society_Islands" title="Society Islands">Society Islands</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Tuamotus" title="Tuamotus">Tuamotu Archipelago</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Gambier_Islands" title="Gambier Islands">Gambier Islands</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Marquesas_Islands" title="Marquesas Islands">Marquesas Islands</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Austral_Islands" title="Austral Islands">Austral Islands</a>. The most populous island is <a href="/wiki/Tahiti" title="Tahiti">Tahiti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Guadeloupe_(local)_variant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg/65px-Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg/98px-Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg/130px-Flag_of_Guadeloupe_%28local%29_variant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basse-Terre" title="Basse-Terre">Basse-Terre</a> </td> <td align="center">378,561<br /><small>(Jan. 2024)</small><sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="01,628 !">1,628</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area_4DOM-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">233 </td> <td rowspan="3">Overseas department/region </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag-of-Martinique.svg/65px-Flag-of-Martinique.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag-of-Martinique.svg/98px-Flag-of-Martinique.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag-of-Martinique.svg/130px-Flag-of-Martinique.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort-de-France" title="Fort-de-France">Fort-de-France</a> </td> <td align="center">349,925<br /><small>(Jan. 2024)</small><sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="01,128 !">1,128</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area_4DOM-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">310 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Windward_Islands" title="Windward Islands">Windward Islands</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mayotte_(local).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg/65px-Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg/98px-Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg/130px-Flag_of_Mayotte_%28local%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mamoudzou" title="Mamoudzou">Mamoudzou</a> </td> <td align="center">320,901<br /><small>(Jan. 2024)</small><sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="00,374 !">374</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">Eastern Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Comoro_Islands" title="Comoro Islands">Comoro Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Mahoran_status_referendum" title="2009 Mahoran status referendum">Voted on 29 March 2009</a>, in favour of attaining overseas department / region status. That status became effective on March 31, 2011.<br />Also claimed by the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_FLNKS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_FLNKS.svg/65px-Flag_of_FLNKS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_FLNKS.svg/98px-Flag_of_FLNKS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_FLNKS.svg/130px-Flag_of_FLNKS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a" title="Nouméa">Nouméa</a> </td> <td align="center">268,510<br /><small>(Jan. 2023)</small><sup id="cite_ref-New_Caledonia_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Caledonia-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">18,575.5<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">14.5 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sui_generis" title="Sui generis">Sui generis</a></i> collectivity </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">South Pacific Ocean</a> </td> <td>Independence referendums occurred on <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2018 New Caledonian independence referendum">4 November 2018</a> (56.4% voting against and 43.6% voting in favor), as well as on <a href="/wiki/2020_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2020 New Caledonian independence referendum">4 October 2020</a> (53.3% voting against and 46.7% voting in favor). A third and final one held in <a href="/wiki/2021_New_Caledonian_independence_referendum" title="2021 New Caledonian independence referendum">December 2021</a> rejected independence (96.5% voting against and 3.5% voting in favor).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_(VAR).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg/65px-Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg/98px-Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg/130px-Proposed_flag_of_R%C3%A9union_%28VAR%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Denis, Réunion">Saint Denis</a> </td> <td align="center">885,700<br /><small>(Jan. 2024)</small><sup id="cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="02,504 !">2,504</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area_4DOM-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">354 </td> <td>Overseas department/region </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Africa" title="East Africa">Eastern Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mascarene_Islands" title="Mascarene Islands">Mascarene Islands</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_(local).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg/65px-Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg/98px-Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg/130px-Flag_of_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy_%28local%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gustavia,_Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy">Gustavia</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="010,585 !">10,585</span><br /><small>(Jan. 2020)</small><sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="00,025 !">25</span><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">423 </td> <td rowspan="4">Overseas collectivity </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Detached from <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a> on 22 February 2007. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg/65px-Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg/98px-Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg/130px-Local_flag_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin" title="Collectivity of Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marigot,_Saint_Martin" title="Marigot, Saint Martin">Marigot</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="032,358 !">32,358</span><br /><small>(Jan. 2020)</small><sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="00,053 !">53</span><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">610 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg/65px-Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg/98px-Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg/130px-Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Pierre,_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="006,092 !">6,092</span><br /><small>(Jan. 2020)</small><sup id="cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="00,242 !">242</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_America" title="Northern America">Northern America</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_St._Lawrence" title="Gulf of St. Lawrence">Gulf of St. Lawrence</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg/65px-Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg/98px-Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg/130px-Flag_of_Wallis_and_Futuna.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mata_Utu" title="Mata Utu">Mata Utu</a> </td> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="011,151 !">11,151</span><br /><small>(Jul. 2023)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Wallis_Futuna_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wallis_Futuna-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right"><span data-sort-value="00,142 !">142</span><sup id="cite_ref-land_area_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-land_area-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">79 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">South Pacific Ocean</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uninhabited_overseas_territories">Uninhabited overseas territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Uninhabited overseas territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several of these territories are generally only transiently inhabited by researchers in scientific stations. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/National_flag" title="National flag">Flag</a> </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands">TAAF</a> District </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_France" title="List of islands of France">Island</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_capitals" title="List of national capitals">Capital</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">Area</a> (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_France.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/65px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/98px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/130px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clipperton_Island" title="Clipperton Island">Clipperton Island</a> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center">– </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="right">2<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Overseas state private property </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">North Pacific Ocean</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="11"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands"><img alt="French Southern and Antarctic Lands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/65px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/98px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg/130px-Flag_of_the_French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="283" /></a></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands" title="French Southern and Antarctic Lands">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_Land" title="Adélie Land">Adélie Land</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dumont_d%27Urville_Station" title="Dumont d'Urville Station">Dumont d'Urville Station</a> </td> <td align="right">432,000<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="11"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_territory_(France)" title="Overseas territory (France)">Overseas territory</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> </td> <td>Under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System" title="Antarctic Treaty System">Antarctic Treaty</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Crozet_Islands" title="Crozet Islands">Crozet Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Faure" title="Alfred Faure">Alfred Faure</a> </td> <td align="right">340<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerguelen_Islands" title="Kerguelen Islands">Kerguelen Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port-aux-Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Port-aux-Français">Port-aux-Français</a> </td> <td align="right">7,215<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Population: 45 researchers in winter, 110 in summer. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul_and_Amsterdam_Islands" title="Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands">Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Amsterdam" title="Île Amsterdam">Amsterdam Island</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Martin-de-Vivi%C3%A8s" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin-de-Viviès">Martin-de-Viviès</a> </td> <td align="right" rowspan="2">66<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Paul" title="Île Saint-Paul">Saint Paul Island</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Scattered_Islands_in_the_Indian_Ocean" title="Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean">Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banc_du_Geyser" title="Banc du Geyser">Banc du Geyser</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Saint-Pierre,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Pierre, Réunion">Saint Pierre</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a> </td> <td align="right">0 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Mozambique_Channel" title="Mozambique Channel">Mozambique Channel</a> </td> <td>Claimed by the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassas_da_India" title="Bassas da India">Bassas da India</a> </td> <td align="right">1<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Claimed by <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Europa_Island" title="Europa Island">Europa Island</a> </td> <td align="right">30<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glorioso_Islands" title="Glorioso Islands">Glorioso Islands</a> </td> <td align="right">7<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Indian Ocean </td> <td>Claimed by the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_de_Nova_Island" title="Juan de Nova Island">Juan de Nova Island</a> </td> <td align="right">5<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Mozambique Channel </td> <td>Claimed by <a href="/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tromelin_Island" title="Tromelin Island">Tromelin Island</a> </td> <td align="right">1<sup id="cite_ref-TAAF_32-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TAAF-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Indian Ocean </td> <td>Claimed by <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Map">Map</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Map"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Outre-mer_en.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Outre-mer_en.png/660px-Outre-mer_en.png" decoding="async" width="660" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Outre-mer_en.png/990px-Outre-mer_en.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Outre-mer_en.png/1320px-Outre-mer_en.png 2x" data-file-width="1480" data-file-height="740" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Photo_gallery">Photo gallery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Photo gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon"><img alt="Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg/240px-La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg/360px-La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg/480px-La_ville_de_Saint-Pierre_et_l%27Ile_aux_Marins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3183" data-file-height="2387" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Saint-Pierre,_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon">Saint-Pierre</a>, Saint Pierre and Miquelon</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 168px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 166px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cayenne_city_(8525272038).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cayenne, French Guiana"><img alt="Cayenne, French Guiana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg/249px-Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg/374px-Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg/498px-Cayenne_city_%288525272038%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="925" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Cayenne" title="Cayenne">Cayenne</a>, French Guiana</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marigot_St_Martin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marigot, Saint Martin"><img alt="Marigot, Saint Martin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Marigot_St_Martin.jpg/240px-Marigot_St_Martin.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Marigot_St_Martin.jpg/360px-Marigot_St_Martin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Marigot_St_Martin.jpg/480px-Marigot_St_Martin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1109" data-file-height="832" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Marigot,_Saint_Martin" title="Marigot, Saint Martin">Marigot</a>, Saint Martin</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 194px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 192px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Guadeloupe"><img alt="Guadeloupe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg/288px-Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg" decoding="async" width="192" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg/431px-Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg/575px-Les_Saintes_-_Archipel_de_Guadeloupe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5321" data-file-height="3334" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Guadeloupe</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martinique"><img alt="Martinique" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg/320px-TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg/480px-TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg/640px-TiFoX-r%C3%A9serve_prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e-9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3912" data-file-height="2201" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martinique</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 224.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 222.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Saint Barthélemy"><img alt="Saint Barthélemy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg/334px-Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="223" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg/501px-Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg/668px-Saint_Barth_-_Vue_a%C3%A9rienne_-_Octobre_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3590" data-file-height="1935" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Saint Barthélemy</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Choungui_nord.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mont Choungui, Mayotte"><img alt="Mont Choungui, Mayotte" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Choungui_nord.jpg/240px-Choungui_nord.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Choungui_nord.jpg/360px-Choungui_nord.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Choungui_nord.jpg/480px-Choungui_nord.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Mont_Choungui" title="Mont Choungui">Mont Choungui</a>, Mayotte</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Réunion"><img alt="Réunion" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg/271px-Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg/407px-Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg/542px-Roche_Vert-Bouteille_2_-_Paysage_de_l%27%C3%AEle_de_La_R%C3%A9union.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4674" data-file-height="3106" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Réunion</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_(%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est)_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Île de l'Est, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands"><img alt="Île de l'Est, Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg/270px-Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg/405px-Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg/540px-Manchoti%C3%A8re_Baie_du_Pacha_%28%C3%AEle_de_l%27Est%29_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_l%27Est" title="Île de l'Est">Île de l'Est</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crozet_Islands" title="Crozet Islands">Crozet Islands</a>, French Southern and Antarctic Lands</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="New Caledonia"><img alt="New Caledonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg/320px-%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg/480px-%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg/640px-%C3%8Elot_dans_le_lagon_d%27Ouv%C3%A9a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4056" data-file-height="2282" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">New Caledonia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna"><img alt="Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg/270px-Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg/405px-Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg/540px-Wallis_vue_du_ciel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wallis_(island)" title="Wallis (island)">Wallis Island</a>, Wallis and Futuna</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bora Bora, French Polynesia"><img alt="Bora Bora, French Polynesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg/240px-BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg/360px-BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg/480px-BoraBora_SEtienne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bora_Bora" title="Bora Bora">Bora Bora</a>, French Polynesia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 164.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 162.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clippertonisland.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Clipperton Island"><img alt="Clipperton Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Clippertonisland.jpg/244px-Clippertonisland.jpg" decoding="async" width="163" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Clippertonisland.jpg/365px-Clippertonisland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Clippertonisland.jpg/487px-Clippertonisland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1574" data-file-height="1164" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Clipperton Island</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Largest_cities_in_overseas_France">Largest cities in overseas France</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Largest cities in overseas France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ranked by population in the <a href="/wiki/Functional_area_(France)" title="Functional area (France)">metropolitan area</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort-de-France" title="Fort-de-France">Fort-de-France</a> (<a href="/wiki/Martinique" title="Martinique">Martinique</a>): 347,170 inhabitants (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Denis, Réunion">Saint Denis</a> (<a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>): 315,080 (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pointe-%C3%A0-Pitre" title="Pointe-à-Pitre">Pointe-à-Pitre</a>–<a href="/wiki/Les_Abymes" title="Les Abymes">Les Abymes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>): 312,630 (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Pierre,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Pierre, Réunion">Saint Pierre</a>–<a href="/wiki/Le_Tampon" title="Le Tampon">Le Tampon</a> (<a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>): 222,614 (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a" title="Nouméa">Nouméa</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>): 182,341 (in 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Paul,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Paul, Réunion">Saint Paul</a> (<a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a>): 171,109 (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayenne" title="Cayenne">Cayenne</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_Guiana" title="French Guiana">French Guiana</a>): 151,887 (in 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papeete" title="Papeete">Papeete</a> (<a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>): 138,861 (in 2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See 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class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The current <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">Constitution of France</a> does not specify a national emblem.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_emblem_of_France" title="Diplomatic emblem of France">emblem</a> is used by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Europe_and_Foreign_Affairs_(France)" title="Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)">Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is on the cover of <a href="/wiki/French_passport" title="French passport">French passports</a>. For other symbols, see <a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_France" title="National symbols of France">National symbols of France</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Excluding <a href="/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_Land" title="Adélie Land">Adélie Land</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">les Outre-mer</i></span>, <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">les outre-mers</i></span>, or, colloquially, <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">les DOM-TOM</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">départements d'outre-mer et territoires d'outre-mer</i></span>) or <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">les DROM-COM</i></span> (<span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">départements et régions d'outre-mer et collectivités d'outre-mer</i></span>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Article 2 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">French Constitution</a> states that the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_France" title="Flag of France">French Flag</a> is the only legal flag of France. Only <a href="/wiki/French_Polynesia" title="French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Overseas_country_of_France" title="Overseas country of France">overseas country</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>, a <a href="#Sui_generis_collectivity"><i>sui generis</i> collectivity</a>, are allowed to have their official flags. This right was granted to French Polynesia by a 6 September 1984, law and to New Caledonia by the <a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a_Accord" title="Nouméa Accord">Nouméa Accord</a>. The Administrator of French Antarctica is also granted his own flag through a 23 February 2007 ordinance. Historical flags are sometimes used but have no basis in law. Many territories use unofficial flags to represent the territories. The unofficial flags are shown in this table.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">25 km² including the outlying uninhabited islets. 21 km² without the outlying islets.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Article II of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">Constitution of France</a> (1958)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-lictor-s-fasces">"The lictor's fasces"</a>. <i>elysee.fr</i>. 20 November 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=elysee.fr&rft.atitle=The+lictor%27s+fasces&rft.date=2012-11-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elysee.fr%2Fen%2Ffrench-presidency%2Fthe-lictor-s-fasces&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLarousse" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Larousse, Éditions. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/autre-region/France_d_outre-mer/136636">"Encyclopédie Larousse en ligne – France d'outre-mer"</a>. <i>larousse.fr</i> (in French)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 October</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=larousse.fr&rft.atitle=Encyclop%C3%A9die+Larousse+en+ligne+%E2%80%93+France+d%27outre-mer&rft.aulast=Larousse&rft.aufirst=%C3%89ditions&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.larousse.fr%2Fencyclopedie%2Fautre-region%2FFrance_d_outre-mer%2F136636&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-French_Republic-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-French_Republic_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Land area of the four old overseas departments (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2864136#consulter">[1]</a>), Mayotte, the overseas collectivities, and New Caledonia (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2045658/my_oldcol_01.pdf">page 21</a>), the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and the Scattered Islands (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://observatoire-outre-mer.interieur.gouv.fr/site/layout/set/print/content/download/166/1067/file/Tdb_TAAF_Novembre17.pdf">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180619190042/http://observatoire-outre-mer.interieur.gouv.fr/site/layout/set/print/content/download/166/1067/file/Tdb_TAAF_Novembre17.pdf">Archived</a> 19 June 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>), and Clipperton (<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://agriculture.gouv.fr/telecharger/44764?token=428075c480768259a6a7d05a971137ea">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200305145908/https://agriculture.gouv.fr/telecharger/44764?token=428075c480768259a6a7d05a971137ea">Archived</a> 5 March 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-searoundus-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-searoundus_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez.aspx">"Sea Around Us – Fisheries, Ecosystems and Biodiversity"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sea+Around+Us+%E2%80%93+Fisheries%2C+Ecosystems+and+Biodiversity&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seaaroundus.org%2Fdata%2F%23%2Feez.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-French_Republic_2-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-French_Republic_2_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-French_Republic_2_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The population of all five overseas departments totaled 2,230,000 in January 2024.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/7752095/estim-pop-nreg-sexe-gca-1975-2024.xls">[4]</a> The population of the overseas collectivities and New Caledonia amounted to 604,000 inhabitants (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7728793?sommaire=7728826">[5]</a>, Saint-Barthélemy <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7728793?sommaire=7728826">[6]</a>, Saint-Martin <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7728793?sommaire=7728826">[7]</a>, French Polynesia <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.ispf.pf/chiffres">[8]</a>, Wallis et Futuna <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr/Actualites/Les-chiffres-INSEE-du-recensement-2023-authentifies-sont-parus">[9]</a>, New Caledonia <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.isee.nc/population/demographie">[10]</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pop_DOM-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pop_DOM_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/7752095/estim-pop-nreg-sexe-gca-1975-2024.xls">"Estimation de population par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge – Années 1975 à 2024"</a> (in French)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Estimation+de+population+par+r%C3%A9gion%2C+sexe+et+grande+classe+d%27%C3%A2ge+%E2%80%93+Ann%C3%A9es+1975+%C3%A0+2024&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insee.fr%2Ffr%2Fstatistiques%2Ffichier%2F7752095%2Festim-pop-nreg-sexe-gca-1975-2024.xls&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-French_Polynesia-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-French_Polynesia_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-French_Polynesia_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFINSEE" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a href="/wiki/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques" title="Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques">INSEE</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ispf.pf/chiffres">"Chiffres détaillés>>Démographie>>Chiffres clés Démographie"</a> (in French)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Chiffres+d%C3%A9taill%C3%A9s%3E%3ED%C3%A9mographie%3E%3EChiffres+cl%C3%A9s+D%C3%A9mographie&rft.au=INSEE&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ispf.pf%2Fchiffres&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_Caledonia-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-New_Caledonia_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_Caledonia_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.isee.nc/population/demographie">"Bilan démographique 2022 : la Nouvelle-Calédonie perd 1 300 habitants"</a>. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bilan+d%C3%A9mographique+2022+%3A+la+Nouvelle-Cal%C3%A9donie+perd+1+300+habitants&rft.pub=Institut+national+de+la+statistique+et+des+%C3%A9tudes+%C3%A9conomiques+Nouvelle-Cal%C3%A9donie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.isee.nc%2Fpopulation%2Fdemographie&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-collectivtés2020-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-collectivtés2020_13-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFINSEE2022" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a href="/wiki/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques" title="Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques">INSEE</a> (29 December 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6683019?sommaire=6683037">"Populations légales des collectivités d'outre-mer en 2020"</a> (in French)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Populations+l%C3%A9gales+des+collectivit%C3%A9s+d%27outre-mer+en+2020&rft.date=2022-12-29&rft.au=INSEE&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insee.fr%2Ffr%2Fstatistiques%2F6683019%3Fsommaire%3D6683037&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wallis_Futuna-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wallis_Futuna_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wallis_Futuna_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr/Actualites/Les-chiffres-INSEE-du-recensement-2023-authentifies-sont-parus">"Résultats du recensement de la population 2023 de Wallis-et-Futuna"</a> (in French). Préfet des îles Wallis et Futuna<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=R%C3%A9sultats+du+recensement+de+la+population+2023+de+Wallis-et-Futuna&rft.pub=Pr%C3%A9fet+des+%C3%AEles+Wallis+et+Futuna&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wallis-et-futuna.gouv.fr%2FActualites%2FLes-chiffres-INSEE-du-recensement-2023-authentifies-sont-parus&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090318194043/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2003/12/09/voters.htm">"French Caribbean voters reject change"</a>. <i>Caribbean Net News</i>. 9 December 2003. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2003/12/09/voters.htm">the original</a> on 18 March 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2007</span>. <q>However, voters in the two tiny French dependencies of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, which have been administratively attached to Guadeloupe, approved the referendum and are set to acquire the new status of "overseas collectivity".</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Caribbean+Net+News&rft.atitle=French+Caribbean+voters+reject+change&rft.date=2003-12-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caribbeannetnews.com%2F2003%2F12%2F09%2Fvoters.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMagras2007" class="citation news cs1">Magras, Bruno (16 February 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190522174522/http://www.st-barths.com/jsb/pdf_files/weekly108.pdf">"Letter of Information from the Mayor to the residents and non-residents, to the French and to the foreigners, of Saint Barthelemy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>St. Barth Weekly</i>. p. 2. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.st-barths.com/jsb/pdf_files/weekly108.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 22 May 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 February</span> 2007</span>. <q>On 7 February of this year, the French Parliament adopted the law granting Saint-Barthélemy the Statute of an Overseas Collectivity.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Barth+Weekly&rft.atitle=Letter+of+Information+from+the+Mayor+to+the+residents+and+non-residents%2C+to+the+French+and+to+the+foreigners%2C+of+Saint+Barthelemy&rft.pages=2&rft.date=2007-02-16&rft.aulast=Magras&rft.aufirst=Bruno&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.st-barths.com%2Fjsb%2Fpdf_files%2Fweekly108.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.st-barths.com/jsb/pdf_files/weekly107.pdf">"Saint-Barth To Become An Overseas Collectivity"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>St. Barth Weekly</i>. 9 February 2007. p. 2<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 February</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=St.+Barth+Weekly&rft.atitle=Saint-Barth+To+Become+An+Overseas+Collectivity&rft.pages=2&rft.date=2007-02-09&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.st-barths.com%2Fjsb%2Fpdf_files%2Fweekly107.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:306:0042:0133:EN:PDF">"Treaty of Lisbon, Article 2, points 287 and 293"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 January</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Treaty+of+Lisbon%2C+Article+2%2C+points+287+and+293&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2FLexUriServ%2FLexUriServ.do%3Furi%3DOJ%3AC%3A2007%3A306%3A0042%3A0133%3AEN%3APDF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">"Nouvelle-Calédonie", <i>Le Petit Larousse</i></span></span> (2010), Paris, page 1559.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/final-results-new-caledonia-referendum-shows-most-voters-stayed-away-2021-12-13/">"Final results of New Caledonia referendum shows most voters stayed away"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 December</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Final+results+of+New+Caledonia+referendum+shows+most+voters+stayed+away&rft.date=2021-12-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Ffinal-results-new-caledonia-referendum-shows-most-voters-stayed-away-2021-12-13%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Répartition des suffrages exprimés lors des référendums sur l'indépendance de la Nouvelle-Calédonie en 2018, 2020 et 2021, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://fr.statista.com/statistiques/939659/nouvelle-caledonie-resultats-referendum/">[11]</a>, Statista.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-land_area_4DOM-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_4DOM_23-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFINSEE" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a href="/wiki/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques" title="Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques">INSEE</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=FRANCE-1+REG-01+REG-02+REG-04+REG-03">"Comparateur de territoire"</a> (in French)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Comparateur+de+territoire&rft.au=INSEE&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insee.fr%2Ffr%2Fstatistiques%2F1405599%3Fgeo%3DFRANCE-1%2BREG-01%2BREG-02%2BREG-04%2BREG-03&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOverseas+France" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-land_area-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-land_area_24-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFINSEE" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a href="/wiki/Institut_national_de_la_statistique_et_des_%C3%A9tudes_%C3%A9conomiques" title="Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques">INSEE</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2045658/my_oldcol_01.pdf">"Tableau Économique de Mayotte 2010"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (in French). p. 21<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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