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French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
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French Guiana
Overseas department of France
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guadeloupe
Overseas department of France
Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martinique
Overseas department of France
Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Kariʼnja. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Réunion
Overseas department of France
Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 kilometres east of the island of Madagascar and 175 kilometres (94 nmi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Overseas departments and regions of France
Overseas departments and regions of France that are located outside metropolitan France
The overseas departments and regions of France are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France. These overseas entities have exactly the same status as European France's departments and regions. The French Constitution…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)