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  2. Overseas France - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the five overseas regions have exactly the same administrative status as the thirteen metropolitan regions; the five overseas collectivities are semi-autonomous; and New Caledonia is an autonomous territory. Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, French Guiana on the South American ...

  3. French Guiana - Wikipedia

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    French Guiana [a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 7 ] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi). [ 3 ]

  4. Overseas departments and regions of France - Wikipedia

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    Hence, the local administrations of French overseas regions cannot themselves pass new laws. On occasion referendums are undertaken to re-assess the sentiment in local status. Since March 2011, the five overseas departments and regions of France are: French Guiana in South America; Guadeloupe in the Caribbean; Martinique in the Caribbean;

  5. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South ...

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    British overseas territory: English: Falkland Islands Spanish: Islas Malvinas: Stanley English: Stanley: 3,398 [17] 12,173 km 2 (4,700 sq mi) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands [n 5] SGS British overseas territory: English: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: King Edward Point English: King Edward Point: No permanent ...

  6. List of administrative divisions of South America - Wikipedia

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    France's territory in South America is French Guiana. The Netherlands' territories in South America are Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. The United Kingdom's territories in South America are the Falklands Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

  7. List of islands of France - Wikipedia

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    French Polynesia: 318 123 14: Miquelon: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 214 83 15: Île Foch: Kerguelen Islands: 206 80 16: Oléron: Atlantic Ocean: 190 73 17: Raiatea: French Polynesia: 173 67 18: Marie-Galante: Guadeloupe: 158 61 19: Île de la Possession: Crozet Islands: 153 59 20: Île des Pins: New Caledonia: 141 54 21: Ouvéa: New Caledonia ...

  8. The Guianas - Wikipedia

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    Political map of The Guianas. The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectively. Broadly, it refers to the South American coast from the mouth of the ...

  9. Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia

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    Map of the exclusive economic zone of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. France claimed a 200-nautical-mile (370 km; 230 mi) exclusive economic zone for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and in August 1983 the naval ship Lieutenant de vaisseau Le Hénaff and the seismic ship Lucien Beaufort were sent to explore for oil in the disputed zone. [40]