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2014-APR-10

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) UNO Member
Emblem or Symbol

President Jose Manuel Barroso
(ruler of EUROPEAN UNION since 2004-11-22)
President Francois Hollande
(ruler of FRANCE since 2012-05-15)
 
 
 
 
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 Francois Hollande
FRENCH POLYNESIA Overseas Country of French Polynesia : FP  (Papeete) President Gaston Flosse
NEW CALEDONIA Special Collectivity of New Caledonia : NC  (Noumea) President Harold Martin

5 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 BARTHELEMY French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy : SB  (Gustavia)Local: Collectivité d'outre-mer française de SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY (fr) + Kolektivite SAINT BARTH (gcf)r  (Gustavia)
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 ISLANDS French Overseas Collectivity of the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands : WF  (Mata-Utu on Uvea a + Leava b)Local: Territoire des ÎLES WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA (fr) + Telituale o ʻUVEA MO FUTUNA (wls)r + Telituale o ʻUVEA MO FUTUNA (fud)r  (Mata-Utu sur Uvéa + Leava)

15 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 Assembly of the Community of Serbian Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of KOSOVO AND METOCHIA [European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK]  (North Kosovska Mitrovitsa)Local: Skupština Zajednice Srpskih Opština Autonomne Pokrajine KOSOVO I METOHIJA : Скупштина Заједнице Cрпских Oпштина Аутономне Покрајине КОСОВО И МЕТОХИJA (sr)  (Severna 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)
NORTH KIDAL Disputed Zone of NORTH KIDAL  (Kidal-North)Local: Zone de KIDAL DU NORD (fr) + KIDAL : ⴾⴸⵍ (tmh) + KIDAL : كيدال (ar)  (Kidal-Nord)
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) + Crotz -Valadas de las Facerias Pirenencas : LIES E PATZERIES (oc)  (Baigorri + Baztan)
ROME AND LORETO Pious French Establishments in ROME AND LORETO  (Villa Bonaparte)Local: Pieux Établissements de la France à ROME ET à 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)
TROMELIN ISLAND Co-Management of TROMELIN ISLAND  (Station Serge Frolow)Local: Co-Gestion de l'ÎLE TROMELIN (fr) + Co-Management of TROMELIN ISLAND (en)  (Station Serge Frolow)
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) ry) Coprince Joan Enric Vives Sicilia
CENTRAL-AFRICA Central African Republic : CAR [United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic : MINUSCA – French Military Assistance]  (Bangui) President Catherine Samba-Panza
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 dklmnr + Cocody r) President Alassane Ouattara
DJIBOUTI Republic of Djibouti : ROD  (Djibouti) President Ismail Omar Guelleh
GABON Gabonese Republic : RG  (Libreville) President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba
KOSOVO Independent Republic of Kosovo : RKS [United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo : UNMIK – OSCE Mission in Kosovo]  (Prishtina) President Atifete Jahjaga
MALI Republic of Mali : RMM [United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission : MINUSMA]  (Bamako) President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
MAOHI MAOHI Kingdom of Polynesia  (Vaiahu on Maupiti) King Hugues Teatuaura Temataru
MONACO Principality of MONACO  (Monaco q) Prince Albert II




11 Governments or Movements in Exile

ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA Kingdom of ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA in Exile  (Paris) Prince Antoine IV
BURUNDESE OPPOSITION BURUNDESE Opposition  (Paris + Bujumbura) Alexis Sinduhije
DEMOCRATIC IRAN Democratic Republic of Iran in Exile : DRI [National Council of Resistance of Iran : NCRI]  (Auvers on Oise) 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 IRAN National Council of Iran for Free Elections : NCI  (Paris + Potomac) Prince Reza Shah Pahlavi II
KABYLIA Provisional Government of Kabylia : GPK [Movement for Self-determination of Kabylia : MAK]  (Paris + Ath Hamdoune) Bouaziz Ait Chebib
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
SOUTH CONGO Provisional Government of the SOUTH CONGO State [Republic of South Congo]  (Paris) Modeste Boudiaka
TAMAZGHA World Amazigh Congress : WAC  (Paris) Fathi Ben Khalifa
WESTERN ARMENIA Republic of WESTERN ARMENIA [Government-in-Exile of the National Assembly of Armenians of Western Armenia]  (Paris) President Armenak Aprahamian


Military entities abroad, special or locally shared:

AIRCOM Allied Air Command : AIRCOM  (Ramstein)Local: Allied Air Command : AIRCOM (en) + Commandement Aérien Allié : AIRCOM (fr)  (Ramstein)
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)
BANGUI ZONE European Force in Central African Republic : EUFOR RCA  (Bangui)Local: European Force in Central African Republic : EUFOR RCA (en) + Force européenne dans la République centrafricaine : EUFOR RCA (fr)  (Bangui)
CAMP DE GAULLE French Forces in Gabon : FFG  (Camp De Gaulle)Local: Forces françaises au Gabon : FFG (fr)  (Camp De Gaulle)
CJEF Combined Joint Expeditionary Force : CJEF  (Northwood Headquarters)Local: Combined Joint Expeditionary Force : CJEF (en) + Force expéditionnaire interarmées combinée : FEIC (fr)  (Northwood Headquarters)
COMELEF French Elements in Senegal : FES  (Colonel Frederic Geille)Local: Éléments français au Sénégal : ÉFS (fr)  (Colonel Frédéric Geille)
DJIBOUTI BASE French Forces Stationned at Djibouti : FFDJ  (Quarter Briere de l'Isle)Local: Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti : FFDJ (fr)  (Quartier Brière de l'Isle)
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)
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta : EUNAVFOR ATALANTA [European Naval Force on Somalia Coasts]  (Djibouti + Northwood)Local: European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta : EUNAVFOR ATALANTA (en) + Force navale de l'Union européenne en Somalie Opération Atalante : EUNAVFOR ATALANTE (fr)  (Djibouti + Northwood)
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)
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)
FANC Armed Forces in New Caledonia : AFNC  (Noumea)Local: Forces armées en Nouvelle-Calédonie : FANC (fr)  (Nouméa)
FANF Armed Forces in French Polynesia : AFFP  (Arue + Papeete)Local: Forces armées en Polynésie française : FANF (fr)  (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 WAR GRAVES FRENCH WAR GRAVES Abroad  (Paris)Local: TOMBES MILITAIRES FRANÇAISES à l'étranger (fr)  (Paris)
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)
NIAMEY BASE Niamey Protected Air Base : PAB  (Niamey Air Base)Local: NIAMEY Air Base (en) + Base aérienne protégée de Niamey : BAP (fr)  (Base Aérienne de Niamey)
OBO CAMP OBO United States Special Forces Camp  (Obo Camp)Local: OBO United States Special Forces Camp (en) + Camp des Forces spéciales américaines d'OBO (fr)  (Obo Camp)
PEACE CAMP French Military Settlement in the United Arab Emirates : IMFEAU  (Al Dhafra + Zayed Port)Local: Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis : IMFEAU – Base française d'Abou Dabi (fr) + IMFEAU : الوجود العسكري الفرنسي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة (ar) + French Military Settlement in the United Arab Emirates : ABU DHABI BASE (en)  (Al-Dhafra + Mina Zayed)
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)
SERVAL French Forces in MALI : Serval Operation Bases  (Mopti + Gao)Local: Forces françaises au MALI : Opération Serval (fr)  (Mopti + Gao)
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)
YIBUTI Spanish Contingent in DJIBOUTI  (Yibuti)Local: Contingente español en YIBUTI (es)  (Yibuti)

133 International Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


AFRICA-FRANCE Conference of Heads of State of Africa and France : AFRICA-FRANCE Summit  (Paris)
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  (Vientiane + 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  (Woluwe-Saint Lambert)
ENTENTE CORDIALE Agreements of ENTENTE CORDIALE [Combined Joint Expeditionary Force : CJEF]  (Northwood)
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-ATLANTIC Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council : EAPC  (Sintra)
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 Board : FSB  (Basle)
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 SEVEN Groupe of Seven Industrialized Nations : G-7  (The Hague)
GROUP OF TWENTY GROUP OF TWENTY Summits  (Brisbane)
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)
INDIANOCEANIA Secretariat of Indian Ocean Commission : IOC  (Quatre Bornes-Ebene)
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)
IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency : IRENA  (Abu Dhabi + Masdar City)
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)
MARITIME LAW International Maritime Committee : IMC  (Antwerp)
MEDITERRANEAN Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean : PAM  (Saint Julian's)
MEDITERRANEAN UNION Union for the Mediterranean : UFM  (Barcelona)
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)
NATO ASSEMBLY North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly : NATO-PA  (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)
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  (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 WOMEN United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women : UN WOMEN  (New York)
UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme : UN-HABITAT Specialized Agency  (Nairobi)
UNAOC United Nations Organization Alliance of Civilizations : UNAOC  (New York)
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)
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 + Mount Valerien m)
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)
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)
ARDENNES Department of ARDENNES  (Charleville-Mezieres)
ATLANTIC LOIRE Department of the ATLANTIC LOIRE  (Nantes)
AUSTRAL ISLANDS Circumscription of AUSTRAL ISLANDS  (Mataura)
AUVERGNE Region AUVERGNE  (Clermont-Ferrand)
AWALA-YALIMAPO Commune of AWALA-YALIMAPO  (Awala-Yalimapo)
BONIS Paramount Chiefdom of the BONIS [Aluku Bushineng Kingdom]  (Papaichton-Pompidouville)
BRETON Association of the Circle of the Parliament of BRITTANY  (Fougeres)
BRITTANY Region BRITTANY  (Rennes)
BURGUNDY Region BURGUNDY  (Dijon)
CAYENNE Arrondissement of CAYENNE  (Cayenne)
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)
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)
FRIOUL Republic of FRIOUL  (Pomegues)
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)
KOUROU Commune of KOUROU [Canton of Kourou]  (Kourou)
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)
MACOURIA-TONATE Commune of MACOURIA-TONATE [Canton of Macouria]  (Tonate-Macouria)
MARIE-GALANTE Community of Communes of MARIE-GALANTE  (Grand-Bourg)
MARIPASOULA Canton of MARIPASOULA  (Maripasoula)
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 Region of MAYOTTE  (Dzaoudzi-Labattoir c + Mamoutzou b)
MENTON Cantons of MENTON  (Menton)
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 Fronts of Corsica : NLFC  (Corsican Maquis)
NATO FRANCE Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France : RRC-FR  (Lille)
NENGONE NENGONE Traditional Area  (Tadin)
NORD Department of NORD  (Lille)
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 DENIS-LA REUNION SAINT DENIS-LA REUNION Air Detachment  (Saint Denis-La Reunion)
SAINT GEORGES OF OYAPOCK Canton of SAINT GEORGES OF OYAPOCK  (Saint Georges of Oyapock)
SAINT LAURENT OF THE MARONI Arrondissement of SAINT LAURENT OF THE MARONI  (Saint Laurent of the Maroni)
SAINT MARTIN French Overseas Collectivity of Saint Martin : SM  (Marigot)
SAUGEAIS Free Republic of SAUGEAIS  (Montbenoit)
SOUTH Province SOUTH  (Noumea)
TAHITI Communes of TAHITI  (Papeete)
TROMELIN ISLAND Co-Management of TROMELIN ISLAND  (Station Serge Frolow)
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)
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