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France, [a] officially the French Republic, [b] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world.
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.
Philippe Buache, Carte d'une partie de l'Océan vers l'Équateur entre les costes d'Afrique et d'Amérique... Paris, 1737. Map engraved on copper (63,5 x 48,3 cm), showing Fernando de Noronha island Jean-Étienne Guettard and Philippe Buache, Carte minéralogique sur la nature du terrain d’une portion de l’Europe , possibly the first true ...
Cartography (/ k ɑːr ˈ t ɒ ɡ r ə f i /; from Ancient Greek: χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps.
Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during Saturday's 125-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, reports ...
FILE PHOTO: California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) reacts as he speaks to the members of the press on the day of the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024 ...
The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [1]
The unconditional love between a dog and its owner is always worth celebrating. In fact, many people (myself included) consider their dogs cherished family members, not just pets!