Eiffel Tower, Paris (Photo: parisperfect.com)

France

France consists of European mainland France and Corsica, known as Metropolitan France, plus thirteen overseas territories (including five overseas regions/departments, five overseas collectivities, one overseas territory, and two places with special status).

(Note: see France and Benelux for an exploration of Metropolitan France)

Indian Ocean Overseas Territories

1. Réunion (Overseas Region/Department)

2. Mayotte (Overseas Region/Department)

3. French Southern and Antarctic Lands (overseas territory; no permanent population)

(Note: see Indian Ocean Africa)

Pacific Ocean Overseas Territories

1. French Polynesia (overseas collectivity; Polynesia)

2. Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity; Polynesia)

3. New Caledonia (special status; Melanesia)

4. Clipperton Island (special status; no permanent population – off the coast of Mexico)

(Note: see French Pacific)

Latin American Overseas Territories

1. French Guiana (Overseas Region/Department; see: Guiana Highlands)

Carbet Falls, Guadeloupe (Photo: www.destination-guadeloupe.com)

2. Guadeloupe (Overseas Region/Department)

3. Martinique (Overseas Region/Department)

4. Saint Martin (Overseas Collectivity)

5. Saint Barthélemy (Overseas Collectivity)

(Note: see French Caribbean)

Atlantic Ocean Overseas Territory

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas Collectivity – near Newfoundland, Canada)

(Note: see Northern Territories)

Antarctica Claim

Adélie Land claim (no permanent population)

(Note: see Antarctica)