France Dependent areas

Dependent areas: Clipperton Island, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Wallis and Futuna
note: the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledonia has been considered a "sui generis" collectivity of France since 1998, a unique status falling between that of an independent country and a French overseas department

Definition: This entry contains an alphabetical listing of all nonindependent entities associated in some way with a particular independent state.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009