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This has meant that the heads of wealthy regions such as Île-de-France or Rhône-Alpes can be high-profile positions. Proposals to give regions limited legislative autonomy have met with considerable resistance; others propose transferring certain powers from the departments to their respective regions, leaving the former with limited authority.
Yamoussoukro (de jure) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: Asia: Abuja Nigeria: Africa: Lagos was the capital from 1914 to 1991. Accra Ghana: Adamstown Pitcairn Islands: Oceania: British Overseas Territory. Addis Ababa Ethiopia: Africa: Aden (de facto, temporary) Yemen: Asia: Yemen is in a state of civil war, and Sanaa has been occupied by Houthi ...
Map of metropolitan France. As of January 2019, there were 473 communes in France (metropolitan territory and overseas departments and regions) with population over 20,000, 280 communes with population over 30,000, 129 communes with population over 50,000 and 42 communes with population over 100,000. [1]
France, [X] officially the French Republic, [XI] 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.
Île-de-France: Seine and Marne rivers 78 1 January 1968 Yvelines 11: Versailles Île-de-France: Forest of Yvelines: 79 26 February 1790 Deux-Sèvres: Niort Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Sèvre Nantaise and Sèvre Niortaise rivers 80 26 February 1790 Somme: Amiens Hauts-de-France: Somme (river) 81 26 February 1790 Tarn: Albi Occitanie: Tarn (river) 82 4 ...
The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted.
Amid a string of burglaries targeting NFL players' homes, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is prepared.Tagovailoa revealed in a news conference Wednesday that he has personal security at ...
Taking up of the Louisiana by La Salle in the name of the Kingdom of France New France at its greatest extent in 1710. Present-day Canada. New France (1534–1763) Present-day United States. The Fort Saint Louis (1685–1689) Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1650–1733) Fort Caroline in French Florida (occupation by Huguenots) (1562–1565)