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French Overseas Territories

French PolynesiaNew Caledonia and DependenciesSouthern and Antarctic LandsWallis and Futuna Islands Overseas Territories are comparable to Departments except that their administrative…

New Caledonia

(Encyclopedia) New Caledonia, Fr. Nouvelle Calédonie, officially Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, internally self-governing dependency of France (2015 est. pop. 269,000), land area 7,241…

France

Infoplease has everything you need to know about France. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about France's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture,…

French Overseas Departments

French Guiana (including Inini)GuadeloupeMartiniqueRéunion Overseas Departments elect representatives to the national assembly, and the same administrative organization as that of continental…

French Territorial Collectivities

Saint Pierre and MiquelonMayotte The Territorial Collectivity status was created in 1976 for Mayotte; it was conceived as being midway between an Overseas Territory and an Overseas Department…

French Possessions

Bassas da India (0.1 sq mi, 0.2 sq km), a French possession since 1897, is an uninhabited volcanic atoll off the southeastern coast of Africa in the Mozambique channel. Map of Bassas da India…

Réunion

Map of Réunion Status: Overseas Department Prefect: Pierre-Henry Maccioni (2006) Land area: 968 sq mi (2,507 sq km); total area: 972 sq mi (2,517 sq km…

Frances Foster Biography

Frances FosteractressBorn: 6/11/1924Birthplace: Yonkers, New York An actress with the Negro Ensemble Company from 1967, she starred in plays throughout the world, winning an Obie Award in…