The term overseas territory (, TOM) is an
administrative division of France and is currently only applied to the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
The division differs from that of
overseas department and region ( or DROM), but because of some common peculiarities, DOMs, TOMs and other overseas possessions under other statuses are often referred to collectively as '. Unlike the
British Overseas Territories, which are not constitutionally parts of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
or its national territory, they are integral parts of the
French Republic.
Former overseas territories
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
, from 1946 to 1999, now a
''sui generis'' collectivity
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French Polynesia, from 1946 to 2003, now an
overseas collectivity
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon, from 1946 to 1976 and 1985 to 2003, now an overseas collectivity
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Wallis and Futuna, from 1961 to 2003, now an overseas collectivity
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Mayotte, from 1974 to 2003, now an
overseas department
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French Territory of the Afars and the Issas, from 1967 to 1977, now the independent state of
Djibouti
See also
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2009 Mahoran status referendum
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Administrative divisions of France
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Overseas collectivity
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Overseas country of France
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Overseas department and region
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Overseas France
Overseas France (, also ) consists of 13 France, French territories outside Europe, mostly the remnants of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonisation. Most are part of the E ...
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Special member state territories and the European Union
References
External links
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Official government website*
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