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2008-JUL-12

EUROPEAN UNION FRANCE

(Brussels ^a + Luxembourg ^j + Strasbourg ^l) - (Paris ^a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas ^s) -

	French Republic : FR
Flag or Logo since 1976-06-01	République française : RF (fr)	Emblem or Symbol

President Jose Manuel Barroso
(ruler of EUROPEAN UNION since 2004-11-22)

President Nicolas Sarkozy
(ruler of FRANCE since 2007-05-16)





Capitals & administrative places:	Paris ^a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas ^s (Paris + Bormes-les-Mimosas)	^a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence) ^r summer capital
Official & national languages:	*French (fr) .*

Mainland:

FRANCE

French Republic : FR (Paris + Bormes-Les-Mimosas)

3 Largely Autonomous or Semi-Independent Polities

EUROPEAN FRANCE

French Republic : FR (Paris ^a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas ^s)

President Nicolas Sarkozy

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Overseas Country of French Polynesia : FP (Papeete)

President Gaston Tong Sang

NEW CALEDONIA

Special Collectivity of New Caledonia : NC (Noumea)

President Harold Martin

4 Territories:

CLIPPERTON ISLAND

Directly administered French Overseas Possession of CLIPPERTON ISLAND (Camp Bougainville)

Local:

Possession française d'outre-mer directement administrée de l'ÎLE DE CLIPPERTON (fr) (Camp Bougainville)

FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS

Overseas Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands : TAAF ((Saint Denis of the Reunion) + Port Aux Francais ^v)

Local:

Territoire d'outre-mer des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises : TAAF (fr) ((Saint-Denis de la Réunion) + Port-aux-Français)

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON

Territorial Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon : SPM (Saint Pierre)

Local:

Collectivité d'outre-mer territoriale de SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON (fr) (Saint-Pierre)

WALLIS AND FUTUNA

French Overseas Collectivity of Wallis and Futuna : WF (Mata-Utu on Uvea ^a + Leava ^b)

Local:

Collectivité d'outre-mer française de WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA (fr) (Mata-Utu sur Uvéa + Leava)

13 Condominiums:

ADELIE LAND

District of ADELIE LAND [Administration from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands] (Dumont D'Urville Station)

Local:

District de TERRE-ADÉLIE (fr) (Base Antarctique Dumont d'Urville)

EUROAIRPORT

International Airport of Basel Mulhouse Freiburg : EUROAIRPORT (Euroairport)

Local:

Aéroport international de Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg : EUROAIRPORT (fr) + Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen-Freiburg : EUROAIRPORT (de) + EUROAIRPORT Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (en) (Euroairport)

HAUTEVILLE HOUSE

City of Paris Property of HAUTEVILLE HOUSE (Victor Hugo Home)

Local:

Domaine de HAUTEVILLE HOUSE Propriété de la Ville de Paris (fr) (Maison de Victor Hugo)

HOLY LAND

French National Domain in the HOLY LAND [French Territories in Jerusalem] (Church of Saint Anne + Eleona Monastery + Tomb of the Kings + Abbaye Saint Mary of the Resurrection of Abu Gosh)

Local:

Domaine national français en TERRE SAINTE (fr) (Église Sainte-Anne + Monastère d'Eléona + Tombeau des Rois + Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Résurrection d'Abou Gosh)

KOSOVO AND METOCHIA

Community of the Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of KOSOVO AND METOCHIA [European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK] (Kosovska Mitrovitsa)

Local:

Autonomna Pokrajina KOSOVO I METOHIJA : Аутономна Покрајина КОСОВО И МЕТОХИJA (sr) (Kosovska Mitrovica)

MURUROA AND FANGATAUFA

State Domain of MURUROA AND FANGATAUFA (Mururoa + Fangataufa)

Local:

Domaine de l'État de MORUROA ET FANGATAUFA (fr) (Moruroa + Fangataufa)

PALACE FARNESE

French Embassy in Italy : PALACE FARNESE (Palace Farnese)

Local:

Ambassade de France en Italie : PALAIS FARNÈSE (fr) + Ambasciata di Francia in Italia : PALAZZO FARNESE (it) (Palazzo Farnese)

PHEASANTS' ISLAND

Condominium of PHEASANTS' ISLAND [Conference Island] (Hospital Island)

Local:

Condominio de la ISLA DE LOS FAISANES (es) + Condominium de l'ÎLE DES FAISANS (fr) + FAISAIEN Uhartea o Konpantzia (eu) (Konpantzia)

PYRENEAN FACERIES

Trans-Borders Valleys of PYRENEAN FACERIES (Baigorri + Baztan)

Local:

Valles Transfronterizas de las FACERIAS PIRENAICAS (es) + Vallées transfrontalières des Faceries pyrénéennes : LIES ET PASSERIES (fr) + Valls transfrontereres de les FACERIES PIRENES (ca) + Pirinioetako Faceria : PIRINIOETEKO FACERIA-eko ibar Zeharkako Haranak (eu) + Faceriets Pirenencs : LIES E PATZERIES (gsc) (Baigorri + Baztan)

ROME AND LORETO

Pious French Establishments in ROME AND LORETO (Villa Bonaparte)

Local:

Pieux Établissements français à ROME ET LORETTE (fr) + Pii Stabilimenti francesi a ROMA E LORETO (it) (Villa Bonaparte)

SAINT HELENA DOMAINS

French National Domains on SAINT HELENA (Longwood House)

Local:

Domaines nationaux de SAINTE-HÉLÈNE (fr) (Longwood House)

SARRAZINE TOWER

Luxemburgian Residency of SARRAZINE TOWER (Sarrazine Tower)

Local:

Résidence de la TOUR SARRAZINE (fr) + Residenz des SARRAZINE TURMS (de) + Residence vu SARRAZINE TUERM (lb) (La Tour Sarrazine)

VILLA MEDICI

French Possession of VILLA MEDICI [French Academy in Rome] (Villa Medici)

Local:

Académie de France à Rome : Domaine français de la VILLA MÉDICIS (fr) (Villa Médicis)

10 Assisted Countries

ANDORRA

Principality of ANDORRA (Andorra the Old ^a + (Seo de Urgel) ^r^y)

Coprince Joan Enric Vives Sicilia

CENTRAL-AFRICA

Central African Republic : CAR [Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in Central African Republic : MICOPAX of Fomac] (Bangui)

President Francois Bozize

CHAD

Republic of Chad : RT [French Forces of Operation Epervier] (Ndjamena)

President Idriss Deby Itno

COTE D'IVOIRE

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire : ONUCI] (Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^k^l^mⁿ + Cocody ^r)

President Laurent Gbagbo

GABON

Gabonese Republic : RG (Libreville)

President Omar Bongo Ondimba

JIBUTI

Republic of Jibuti : ROD (Jibuti)

President Ismail Omar Guelleh

KOSOVO

Independent Republic of Kosovo : RKS [United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK – OSCE Mission in Kosovo] (Prishtina)

President Fatmir Sejdiu

MAOHI

MAOHI Kingdom of Polynesia (Vaiahu on Maupiti)

King Hugues Teatuaura Temataru

MONACO

Principality of MONACO (Monaco ^q)

Prince Albert II

SENEGAL

Republic of SENEGAL (Dakar)

President Abdoulaye Wade

7 Governments or Movements in Exile

ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA

Kingdom of ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA in Exile (Paris)

Prince Philippe

DEMOCRATIC IRAN

Democratic Republic of Iran in Exile : DRI [National Council of Resistance of Iran : NCRI] (Auvers on Oise + Ashraf City)

President Maryam Rajavi

ENCLAVE OF CABINDA

Federal Republic of CABINDA [Cabinda Governments-in-Exile] (Pointe Noire + Paris + Cabinda Rebel Zones)

Commandant Antonio Luis Lopes

FREE CUNANI

Free State of CUNANI-in-Exile (Paris)

Interregnum

NGUYEN

NGUYEN Dynasty-in-Exile (Paris)

Prince Nguyen Phuc Bao Thang

ROYAL-LAOS

Royal Lao Government-in-Exile : RLGE (Paris + Gresham)

Crown Prince Soulivong Savang

TAMAZGHA

World Amazigh Congress : WAC [World Organization of the Berber People] (Paris)

Belkacem Lounes

Military entities abroad, special or locally shared:

AL UDEID

AL UDEID Air Base (Abu Nakhlah Airport)

Local:

AL-UDEID Air Base (en) + Qaedat AL-UDAID al-Jawiya : قاعدة العديد الجوية (ar) (Abu Nakhlah)

AL-DHAFRA

AL DHAFRA Air Base (Al Dhafra)

Local:

AL DHAFRA Air Base (en) + Base aérienne AL DHAFRA (fr) + AL-DHAFRA : قاعدة الظفرة الجوية (ar) (Al-Dhafra)

AYNI

AYNI Air Force Base (Ayni)

Local:

Pojgohi Havoii AJNI : Пойгоҳи Ҳавоии АЙНИ (tg) + Baza Vozdushnyye Sily AYNI : База Воздушные Cилы АЙНИ (ru) + AYNI Air Force Base (en) (Ayni)

CAMP DE GAULLE

French Forces in Gabon : FFG (Camp De Gaulle)

Local:

Forces françaises au Gabon : FFG (fr) (Camp De Gaulle)

CAPE VERD PENINSULA

French Forces of Cape Verd : FFCV (Dakar Ouakam Colonel Frederic Geille)

Local:

Forces françaises du Cap-Vert : FFCV (fr) (Dakar Ouakam Colonel Frédéric Geille)

EPERVIER

French Elements in Chad : FEC [Epervier Operation Bases] (Sergent Chief Adji Kossei Airbase)

Local:

Éléments français au Tchad : EFT (fr) (Base Aérienne Sergent Chef Adji Kosseï)

EUROCORPS

European Rapid Reaction Corps : EUROCORPS (Strasbourg)

Local:

Europäische Körper : EUROKORPS (de) + Corps de réaction rapide européen : EUROCORPS (fr) + Europees Korps : EUROKORPS (nl) + Cuerpo Europeo : EUROCUERPO (es) + European Rapid Reaction Corps : EUROCORPS (en) (Strasbourg)

EUROFOR

European Rapid Operational Force : EUROFOR (Florence)

Local:

European Rapid Operational Force : EUROFOR (en) (Firenze)

EUROGENDFOR

European Gendarmerie Force : EGF (Vicenza)

Local:

European Gendarmerie Force : EGF (en) (Vicenza)

EUROMARFOR

European Maritime Force : EMF (Toulon)

Local:

European Maritime Force : EMF (en) + Fuerza Marítima Europea : FME (es) + Force maritime européenne : FME (fr) + Forza Marittima Europea : FME (it) + Força Marítima Europeia : FME (pt) (Toulon)

FANF

Armed Forces in French Polynesia : AFFP (Tahiti-Faaa Sergent Julien Allain + Arue + Papeete)

Local:

Forces armées en Polynésie française : FANF (fr) (Tahiti-Faa´a Sergent Julien Allain + Arue + Pape´ete)

FFECSA

French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany : FFECSA (Muellheim)

Local:

Forces françaises et éléments civils stationnés en Allemagne : FFECSA (fr) + Französisch Truppen und zivilen stationierte Elemente in Deutschland : FTZSED (de) (Müllheim)

FRANCO-GERMAN BRIGADE

Franco-German Brigade : FGB (Muellheim)

Local:

Deutsch-Französische Brigade : DFB (de) + Brigade franco-allemande : BFA (fr) (Müllheim)

FRENCH PACIFIC

French Troops in the PACIFIC (Noumea + Plum)

Local:

Troupes françaises dans le PACIFIQUE (fr) (Nouméa + Plum)

FRENCH WAR GRAVES

FRENCH WAR GRAVES Abroad (Paris)

Local:

TOMBES MILITAIRES FRANÇAISES à l'étranger (fr) (Paris)

JIBUTI BASE

French Forces Stationned at Jibuti : FFDJ (Quarter Briere de l'Isle)

Local:

Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti : FFDJ (fr) (Quartier Brière de l'Isle)

NATO BRUNSSUM

Allied Joint Force Command BRUNSSUM (Brunssum)

Local:

Allied Joint Force Command BRUNSSUM (en) + Commandement de la Force interarmées de BRUNSSUM (fr) (Brunssum)

NATO FRANCE

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France : RRC-FR (Lille)

Local:

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France : HQ RRC-FR (en) + Quartier-Général du Corps de Réaction Rapide-France : QG CRR-FR (fr) (Lille)

NATO-HEIDELBERG

Component Command-Land Headquarters Heidelberg : CC-LAND HQ HD (Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg)

Local:

Component Command-Land Headquarters Heidelberg : CC-LAND HQ HD (en) (Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg)

RAMSTEIN

Component Command-Air Ramstein : CC AIR (Ramstein)

Local:

Component Command-Air Ramstein : CC AIR (en) + Composante de Commande Aérienne Ramstein : CC AIR (fr) (Ramstein)

SAINT JEAN CAPE FERRAT

Belgian Military Cemetery of SAINT JEAN CAPE FERRAT (Saint Jean Cape Ferrat)

Local:

Cimetière militaire belge de SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT (fr) + Belgische militaire begraafplaats van SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT (nl) (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat)

SINAI PENINSULA

Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai : MFO [Sinai Peninsula Peacekeeping Zones] (Rome + El Gorah + Sharm El-Sheikh)

Local:

Multinational Force and Observers : MFO (en) + Force multinationale et observateurs au Sinaï : FMO (fr) + Al-Quat Mutaeadidat al-Jinsiat wal Muraqibun fi Sina´ : MFO – القوة متعددة الجنسيات والمراقبون (ar) (Roma + El Gorah + Sharm Ash-Shaykh)

SINAI ZONE D

Sinai Peacekeeping ZONE D (Zone D)

Local:

Sinai Peacekeeping ZONE D (en) + Azor SINAI D : אזור סיני ד´ (he) + Mintaqah SINA´ D : منطقة سيناء د (ar) (Zone D)

TRANS-SAHARA

Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership : TSCTP [Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative : TSCTI – Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara : OEF-TS] (Dakar)

Local:

Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Partnership : TSCTP (en) + Partenariat de lutte contre le terrorisme transsaharien : PLCTTS (fr) (Dakar)

UNICORN FORCE

French Troops in Ivory Coast : UNICORN FORCE (Port-Bouet)

Local:

Troupes françaises en Côte d'Ivoire : FORCE LICORNE (fr) (Port-Bouët)

UNITED NATIONS MEMORIAL CEMETERY

Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (Tanggok)

Local:

Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (en) + Jaehahn Yuen Ginyeomgongwon : JYG – 재한유엔기념공원 (ko) + Birleşmiş Milletler Anıt Mezarlığı Komisyonu : BMAMK (tr) (Tanggok)

131 International Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)

AFRICAN BANK

African Development Bank : AFDB (Tunis)

AIR SPORTS

World Air Sports Federation : WASF (Lausanne)

ANTARCTICA

Antarctic Treaty System : ATS [Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty] ((Buenos Aires))

ASECNA

Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar : ASECNA (Dakar)

ASIA-EUROPE

Asia-Europe Meeting : ASEM (Helsinki + Singapore)

ASIAN BANK

Asian Development Bank : ADB (Mandaluyong City)

ATLANTIC TUNA

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas : ICCAT (Madrid)

CENTRAL BANK

Bank for International Settlements : BIS (Basle)

CERN

European Organization for Nuclear Research : CERN (Meyrin)

CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROHIBITION

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons : OPCW (The Hague)

CIVIL STATUS

International Commission of Civil Status : ICCS (Strasbourg)

CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe : CFE (Vienna)

CUSTOMS

World Customs Organization : WCO (Brussels)

DEVELOPMENT LAW

International Development Law Organization : IDLO (Rome)

ENERGY

Energy Charter Treaty : ECT (Lisbon)

ENTENTE CORDIALE

Agreements of ENTENTE CORDIALE (Dunkirk)

ESA

European Space Agency : ESA (Paris)

EUMETSAT

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites : EUMETSAT (Darmstadt)

EURATOM

European Atomic Energy Community : EAEC (Brussels)

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN

Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly : EMPA (Barcelona)

EUROCONTROL

European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation : EUROCONTROL (Brussels-Haren)

EUROPE

Council of Europe : CE (Strasbourg)

EUROPEAN BANK

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development : EBRD (London)

EUROPEAN PATENT

European Patent Organisation : EPORG (Munich)

EUROPEAN SCIENCE

European Science Foundation : ESF (Strasbourg)

EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY

European Southern Observatory : ESO (Garching near Munich)

EUROSYSTEM

European Central Bank : ECB (Frankfort on the Main)

EXPLORATION OF THE SEA

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea : ICES (Copenhagen)

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations : FAO Specialized Agency (Rome)

FIEP

International Association of Gendarmeries and Police Forces with Military Status : FIEP (Toulon)

FIFA

Federation of International Football Association : FIFA (Zurich)

FINANCE

Financial Stability Forum : FSF (Basle)

FRANCE-AFRICA

Conference of Heads of State of Africa and France : FRANCE-AFRICA Summit (Cannes)

FRANCO-GERMAN TREATY

Treaty between the French Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany on French-German Cooperation : ELYSEE TREATY (Paris)

FRANCO-POLISH ALLIANCE

Treaty of Friendship and Solidarity between the Republic of Poland and the French Republic: FRANCO-POLISH Strategic Partnership (Warsaw)

FRANCOPHONIE

International Organisation of the Francophonie : OIF (Paris)

GENEVA CONVENTION

Fourth Geneva Convention : GC IV (Geneva)

GLOBAL FUND

The Global Fund to Fight Aids Tuberculosis and Malaria : GFATM (Vernier-Geneva)

GROUP OF EIGHT

Groupe of Eight Industrialized Nations : G-8 (Toyako)

GROUP OF TWENTY

GROUP OF TWENTY Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (Cape Town)

HAGUE CONFERENCE

Hague Conference on Private International Law : HCCH (The Hague)

HAGUE CONVENTION

Permanent Court of Arbitration : PCA (The Hague)

HYDROGRAPHY

International Hydrographic Organization : IHO (Monaco)

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency : IAEA Specialized Agency (Vienna)

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development : IBRD (Washington-District of Columbia)

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization : ICAO Specialized Agency (Montreal)

ICJ

International Court of Justice : ICJ (The Hague)

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development : IFAD Specialized Agency (Rome)

ILO

International Labour Organization : ILO Specialized Agency (Geneva)

IMF

International Monetary Fund : IMF Specialized Agency (Washington-District of Columbia)

IMO

International Maritime Organization : IMO Specialized Agency (London)

IMSO

International Mobile Satellite Organization : IMSO (London)

INDIAN OCEAN

Secretariat of Indian Ocean Commission : IOC (Port Louis)

INTER-AMERICAN BANK

Inter-American Development Bank : IADB (Washington-District of Columbia)

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION

Inter-Parliamentary Union : IPU (Grand Saconnex)

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

International Criminal Court : ICCT (The Hague)

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY

International Energy Agency : IEA (Paris)

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

International Space Station : ISS (Baikonur + Merritt Island)

INTERPOL

International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO (Lyons)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization : ISO (Geneva)

ITSO

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization : ITSO (Washington-District of Columbia)

ITU

International Telecommunication Union : ITU Specialized Agency (Geneva)

LATIN UNION

Latin Union : LU (Paris)

MARITIME LAW

International Maritime Committee : IMC (Antwerp)

MEDITERRANEAN

Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean : PAM (Saint Julian's)

MIGRATION

International Organization for Migration : IOM (Geneva)

MISSILES

Missile Technology Control Regime : MTCR (Paris)

MOON

Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : MOON TREATY (New York)

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization : NATO Alliance (Brussels)

NATURE CONSERVATION

International Union for Conservation of Nature : IUCN (Gland)

NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic : OSPAR Convention (Sintra)

NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization : NAFO (Dartmouth)

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty : NPT (New York)

NUCLEAR TEST BAN

Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Organization : CTBTO [Provisional Secretariat] (Vienna)

OCCAR

Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation : OCCAR (Bonn)

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development : OECD (Paris)

OHCHR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : OHCHR Specialized Agency (Geneva)

OLD ALLIANCE

Old Alliance : AULD ALLIANCE between France and Scotland (Saint Germain in Laye)

OLIVES

International Olive Council : IOC [International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives] (Madrid)

OLYMPIC GAMES

International Olympic Committee : IOC (Lausanne)

OPEN SKIES

Treaty on Open Skies : TOS (Helsinki)

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe : OSCE (Vienna)

PACIFIC COMMUNITY

Secretariat of the Pacific Community : SPC (Noumea)

PACIFIC REGION

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme : SPREP (Apia)

PAHO

Pan-American Health Organization : PAHO (Washington-District of Columbia)

PANEUROPA

International Paneuropean Union : IPU (Vienna)

PEACE

World Peace Council : WPC (Athens)

PELINDABA TREATY

African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty : ANWFZ (Pelindaba)

PYRENEES

International Commission of the Pyrenees : ICP [Pyrenees Working Community : PWC] (Bayonne + Toulouse)

RED CROSS

International Committee of the Red Cross : ICRC (Geneva)

RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies : IFRCS (Geneva)

REFRIGERATION

International Institute of Refrigeration : IIR (Paris)

RHINE

Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine : CCNR (Strasbourg)

ROMS

International Romani Union : IRU [Kingdom of Roma Anywhere] (Prague)

SEABED

Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority : ISA (Kingston)

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE

Regional Cooperation Council : RCC (Sarajevo)

TRIBUNAL OF THE SEA

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea : ITLOS (Hamburg)

TROPICAL TUNA

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission : IATTC (San Diego-La Jolla)

UN-HABITAT

United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT Specialized Agency (Nairobi)

UNAOC

United Nations Organization Alliance of Civilizations : UNAOC (New York + Madrid)

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : UNCTAD (Geneva)

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme : UNDP Specialized Agency (New York)

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme : UNEP Specialized Agency (Nairobi)

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization : UNESCO Specialized Agency (Paris)

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change : UNFCCC (New York)

UNHCR

United Nations High Commission for Refugees : UNHCR Agency (Geneva)

UNICEF

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund : UNICEF Specialized Agency (New York)

UNIDIR

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research : UNIDIR Specialized Agency (Geneva)

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization : UNIDO Specialized Agency (Vienna)

UNIDROIT

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law : UNIDROIT (Rome)

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women : UNIFEM (New York)

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Organization : UNO (New York)

UNODA

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs : UNODA [Conference on Disarmament] (Geneva)

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime : UNODC Agency (Vienna)

UNOOSA

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies : OUTER SPACE Treaty (Vienna)

UNRWA

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : UNRWA (Gaza + Amman)

UNWTO

World Tourism Organization : UNWTO Specialized Agency (Madrid)

UPEACE

University for Peace : UPEACE (Ciudad Colon)

UPU

Universal Postal Union : UPU Specialized Agency (Berne)

WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT

The WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (Vienna)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

International Bureau of Weights and Measures : IBWM (Sevres + Saint Cloud)

WEIMAR TRIANGLE

WEIMAR TRIANGLE Regional Alliance (Weimar)

WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN FISHERIES

Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean : Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission : WCPFC (Kolonia on Ponape)

WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION

Western European Union : WEU (Brussels + Paris)

WFP

World Food Programme : WFP (Rome)

WHALING

International Whaling Commission : IWC (Impington)

WHO

World Health Organization : WHO Specialized Agency (Pregny-Chambesy)

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization : WIPO Specialized Agency (Geneva)

WMO

World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency (Geneva)

WORLD BUSINESS

International Chamber of Commerce : ICC [The Word Business Organization] (Paris)

WORLD TRADE

World Trade Organization : WTO (Geneva)

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

EUROPEAN FRANCE

French Republic : FR (Paris ^a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas ^s)

FRENCH POLYNESIA

Overseas Country of French Polynesia : FP (Papeete)

MAOHI

MAOHI Kingdom of Polynesia (Vaiahu on Maupiti)

NEW CALEDONIA

Special Collectivity of New Caledonia : NC (Noumea)

Other Territories or Entities within the 2026's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

ADELIE LAND

District of ADELIE LAND [Administration from the French Southern and Antarctic Lands] (Dumont D'Urville Station)

AJIE-ARO

AJIE-ARO Traditional Area (Wailu)

ALSACE

Region ALSACE (Strasbourg)

AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE

Territories of the AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE (Colleville + Vierville)

AQUITAINE

Region AQUITAINE (Bordeaux)

AUSTRAL ISLANDS

Circumscription of AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Mataura)

AUVERGNE

Region AUVERGNE (Clermont-Ferrand)

BONIS

Paramount Chiefdom of the BONIS [Aluku Bushineng Kingdom] (Papaichton-Pompidouville)

BRITTANY

Region BRITTANY (Rennes)

BURGUNDY

Region BURGUNDY (Dijon)

CENTRE

Region CENTRE (Orleans)

CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE

Region CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE (Chalons in Champagne)

CHAUSEY ISLANDS

Archipelago of CHAUSEY ISLANDS (Grande Ile)

CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS

Dependency of CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS (Chesterfield)

COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES IN FRANCE

Territories of the COMMONWEALTH CEMETERIES IN FRANCE (Bayeux)

CORSICA

Territorial Collectivity of CORSICA Region (Ajaccio)

D'ENTRECASTEAUX REEFS

Dependency of HUON ISLANDS [Atolls of D'Entrecasteaux Reefs] (Huon)

DESIRADE

DESIRADE Commune (Beausejour)

DREHU

DREHU Traditional Area (We on Lifu)

DZAOUDZI-CABARIBERE

Detachment of the Foreign Legion in Mayotte : DFLM (Dzaoudzi-Cabaribere)

EASTERN PYRENEES

Department of the EASTERN PYRENEES (Perpignan)

EUROMARFOR

European Maritime Force : EMF (Toulon)

FREE COUNTY

Region FREE COUNTY (Besancon)

FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY

FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY Area (Bayonne)

FRENCH GUIANA

French Overseas Region of Guiana : FG (Cayenne)

GAMBIER

Commune of GAMBIER (Rikitea)

GERMAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE

Territories of the GERMAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE (Neuville-Saint-Vaast + Andilly)

GUADELOUPE

French Overseas Region of GUADELOUPE (Basse-Terre)

HUNTER ISLAND

Dependency of HUNTER ISLAND (Hunter Island)

ISLE OF PINES

Commune of ISLE OF PINES [High Chiefdom of Kunie] (Vao)

ISLE-OF-FRANCE

Region Isle-of-France : IDF (Paris)

ISLES OF THE SAINTS

Communes of the ISLES OF THE SAINTS (Terre de Haut + Terre de Bas)

KANAKY-NEW CALEDONIA

Socialist and Kanak National Liberation Front : FLNKS (Noumea)

LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

Region LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON (Montpellier)

LEEWARD ISLANDS

Circumscription of the LEEWARD ISLANDS (Uturoa)

LIMOUSIN

Region LIMOUSIN (Limoges)

LOIRE COUNTRIES

Region LOIRE COUNTRIES (Nantes)

LORRAINE

Region LORRAINE (Metz)

LOWER NORMANDY

Region LOWER NORMANDY (Caen)

LOYALTY ISLANDS

Province of LOYALTY ISLANDS (We on Lifu)

MARIE-GALANTE

Community of Communes of MARIE-GALANTE (Grand-Bourg)

MAROUINI

MAROUINI Disputed Area between the Malani and Litani Rivers (Antecum-Pata)

MARQUESAS ISLANDS

Circumscription of MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Taiohae)

MARTINIQUE

French Overseas Region of MARTINIQUE (Fort of France)

MATTHEW AND HUNTER ISLANDS

Dependencies of MATTHEW AND HUNTER ISLANDS (Matthew Island)

MATTHEW ISLAND

Dependency of MATTHEW ISLAND (Matthew Island)

MAYOTTE

French Overseas Departmental Collectivity of MAYOTTE (Dzaoudzi-Labattoir ^c + Mamoutzou ^b)

MIDI-PYRENEES

Region MIDI-PYRENEES (Toulouse)

MONTMARTRE

Republic of MONTMARTRE (Free Commune of Montmartre)

MOSELLE

Department of MOSELLE (Metz)

MURUROA AND FANGATAUFA

State Domain of MURUROA AND FANGATAUFA (Mururoa + Fangataufa)

NATIONALIST CORSICA

National Liberation Front of Corsica : NLFC (Corsican Maquis)

NATO FRANCE

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France : RRC-FR (Lille)

NENGONE

NENGONE Traditional Area (Tadin)

NORD-PASS OF CALAIS

Region NORD-PASS OF CALAIS (Lille)

NORTH

Province NORTH (Kone)

OUEN ISLAND

OUEN ISLAND Chiefdom (Ouara)

PAICI-CAMUKI

PAICI-CAMUKI Traditional Area (Touho)

PETITE TERRE ISLANDS

PETITE TERRE ISLANDS Archipelago (Terre de Bas)

PHEASANTS' ISLAND

Condominium of PHEASANTS' ISLAND [Conference Island] (Hospital Island)

PICARDY

Region PICARDY (Amiens)

POITOU-CHARENTES

Region POITOU-CHARENTES (Poitiers)

PROVENCE-ALPS-AZUR COAST

Region Provence-Alps-Azur Coast : PACA (Marseilles)

PYRENEAN FACERIES

Trans-Borders Valleys of PYRENEAN FACERIES (Baigorri + Baztan)

REUNION

French Overseas Region of REUNION (Saint Denis of the Reunion)

RHONE-ALPS

Region RHONE-ALPS (Lyons)

SAINT BARTHELEMY

French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy : SB (Gustavia)

SAINT DENIS-LA REUNION

SAINT DENIS-LA REUNION Airbase (Saint Denis-La Reunion)

SAINT MARTIN

French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin : SM (Marigot)

SAUGEAIS

Free Republic of SAUGEAIS (Montbenoit)

SAVOYAN LEAGUE

SAVOYAN League (Ugine)

SOUTH

Province SOUTH (Noumea)

TAHITI

Communes of TAHITI (Papeete)

TUAMOTU-GAMBIER ISLANDS

Circumscription of TUAMOTU-GAMBIER ISLANDS (Avatoru + Rikitea)

UPPER NORMANDY

Region UPPER NORMANDY (Rouen)

VIMY MEMORIAL

Canadian National VIMY MEMORIAL (Vimy)

WALPOLE

Dependency of WALPOLE (Walpole)

WINDWARDS ISLANDS

Circumscription of the WINDWARD ISLANDS (Papeete)

2008-JUL-12

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