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The French Republic has one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, and is a member of more multilateral organisations than any other country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] France's permanent representation abroad began in the reign of Francis I , when in 1522 he sent a delegation to the Swiss .
France also hosts the headquarters of international organizations, the most important being the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. As such, several sending countries may have missions or ...
France is currently divided into 26 "régions"; 22 of these form metropolitan France, which includes the continental nation and the island of Corsica, and 4 are overseas. Régions are further subdivided into 100 "départements", including the 4 départements d'outre-mer ("Overseas Departments") or "DOMs".
A small part of Haut-Rhin, however, remained French and became known as the Territoire de Belfort; the remaining parts of Meurthe and Moselle were merged into a new Meurthe-et-Moselle department. When France regained the ceded departments after World War I, the Territoire de Belfort was not reintegrated into Haut-Rhin. In 1922 it became France ...
The following is a list of French departments by GDP per capita in EUR in 2022. [1] Rank (2022) Department GDP per capita (2022) (in euros) 1: Paris: 124,650 2: Hauts ...
This week, the US State Department added Jamaica to its long list of countries it advises Americans to avoid because of COVID-19 or unsafe conditions.
Each overseas department is the sole department in its own overseas region (French: région d'outre-mer) with powers identical to the regions of metropolitan France. Because of the one-to-one correspondence, informal usage does not distinguish the two, and the French media use the term département d'outre-mer ( DOM ) almost exclusively.
Pages in category "Departments of France" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...