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This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] Ranking of French islands. By area. All ...
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) and Niue (nu) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country ...
"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 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 ...
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Although these territories have had these political powers since 1982, when France's decentralisation policy dictated that they be given elected regional councils along with other regional powers, the designation overseas regions dates only to the 2003 constitutional change; indeed, the new wording of the constitution aims to give no precedence ...
This is a list of the larger offshore islands of Europe. ... Paris, France; Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary; See also. List of European islands by area;
See also List of islands of France. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. ...
Since March 2011, the five overseas departments and regions of France are: French Guiana in South America, a part of The Guianas; Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, a part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles; Martinique in the Caribbean, a part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles; Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a part of the Comoro ...