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French Overseas Territories

French Polynesia

New Caledonia and Dependencies

Southern and Antarctic Lands

Wallis and Futuna Islands

Overseas Territories are comparable to Departments except that their administrative organization includes a locally elected government.


French Overseas DepartmentsFranceFrench Territorial Collectivities

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