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2016-APR-19

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 Jean-Claude Juncker
(ruler of EUROPEAN UNION since 2014-11-01)

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 Edouard Fritch

NEW CALEDONIA

Special Collectivity of New Caledonia : NC (Noumea)

President Philippe Germain

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

KIDAL Security Zone (Kidal-North)

Local:

Zone de sécurité de KIDAL (fr) + KIDAL : ⴾⴸⵍ (tmh) + Mintaqah KIDAL al-Amna : منطقة كيدال الآمنة (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)

8 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 [United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic : MINUSCA – French Military Assistance] (Bangui)

President Faustin-Archange Touadera

CHAD

Republic of Chad : RT [French Forces of Operation Barkhane] (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^r + Cocody ^r)

President Alassane Ouattara

DJIBOUTI

Republic of Djibouti : ROD (Djibouti)

President Ismail Omar Guelleh

KOSOVO

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

President Hashim Thaci

MALI

Republic of Mali : RMM [United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission : MINUSMA] (Bamako)

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

MONACO

Principality of MONACO (Monaco ^q)

Prince Albert II

9 Governments or Movements in Exile

ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA

Kingdom of ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA in Exile (Paris)

Prince Antoine IV

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)

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

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)

BARKHANE

French Forces in MALI : Barkhane Operation Bases in Mali (Gao + Tessalit)

Local:

Forces françaises au MALI : Opération Barkhane (fr) (Gao + Tessalit)

BARKHANE-CHAD

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

Local:

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

CHAMMAL-IRAQ

French Forces of the Chammal Operation in IRAQ [Task Forces Narvik and Monsabert] (Baghdad French Base)

Local:

Forces françaises de l'Opération Chammal en IRAQ (fr) (Base Française de Bagdad)

CHAMMAL-SYRIA

French Forces of the Chammal Operation in SYRIA (Kobane + Sarrin + Ayn Issa)

Local:

Forces françaises de l'Opération Chammal en SYRIE (fr) (Kobanî + Sarrin + Ayn Issa)

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)

EFCI

French Elements in Ivory Coast : EFCI [French Forces in Ivory Coast : FFCI] (Port-Bouet)

Local:

Éléments français en Côte d'Ivoire : EFCI [Forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire : FFCI] (fr) (Port-Bouët)

EUMAM-EUTM

European Union Military Advisory Mission and Training Mission in the Central African Republic : EUMAM EUTM RCA (Camp Ucatex Moana)

Local:

European Union Military Advisory Mission and Training Mission in the Central African Republic : EUMAM EUTM RCA (en) + Mission de conseil militaire et Mission de formation de l'Union européenne en République centrafricaine : EUMAM EUTM RCA (fr) (Camp Ucatex Moana)

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)

EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA

European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation Sophia : EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA ((Rome))

Local:

European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation Sophia : EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA (en) ((Roma))

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)

FEG

French Elements in Gabon : FEG (Camp De Gaulle)

Local:

Éléments français au Gabon : EFG (fr) (Camp De Gaulle)

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)

MADAMA

Military French Base of MADAMA FORT (Madama Fort)

Local:

Fort de MADAMA (fr) (Fort de Madama)

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 Forces in the United Arab Emirates : FEAU (Al Dhafra + Zayed Port)

Local:

Forces françaises aux Émirats arabes unis : FEAU – Base française d'Abou Dabi (fr) + FEAU : الوجود العسكري الفرنسي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة (ar) + French Military Settlement in the United Arab Emirates : ABU DHABI BASE (en) (Al-Dhafra + Mina Zayed)

PRINCE HASSAN BASE

PRINCE HASSAN Air Base (Prince Hassan Air Base)

Local:

Qaeidat al-´AMIR HASAN al-Jawiyat as-Safawi : قاعدة الامير حسن الجوية – الصفاوي (ar) (Qaeidat al-´Amir Hasan al-Jawiyat as-Safawi)

SABRE

SABRE French Special Forces at Wagadugu (Kamboinsin)

Local:

Base du Commandement des opérations spéciales de OUAGADOUGOU (fr) (Kamboinsé)

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)

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)

134 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 (Milan + 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

Consolidated International 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 (Schloss Elmau)

GROUP OF TWENTY

GROUP OF TWENTY Summits (Hangzhou)

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 SOLAR ALLIANCE

International Agency for Solar Policy and Application: IASPA [International Solar Alliance : ISA] (Gwal Pahari)

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

International Space Station : ISS (Baikonur + Merritt Island)

INTERPOL

International Criminal Police Organization : ICPO (Lyons)

IRENA

International Renewable Energy Agency : IRENA (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 (Skopje)

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)

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)

WESTERN BALKANS STATES

Conference of WESTERN BALKANS STATES (Vienna)

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)

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-MOSELLE

Departments of ALSACE-MOSELLE (Colmar + Metz + Strasbourg)

AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN FRANCE

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

AQUITAINE-LIMOUSIN-POITOU-CHARENTES

Region AQUITAINE-LIMOUSIN-POITOU-CHARENTES [Region Southwest-Atlantic] (Bordeaux)

ARDENNES

Department of ARDENNES (Charleville-Mezieres)

ATLANTIC LOIRE

Department of the ATLANTIC LOIRE (Nantes)

AUSTRAL ISLANDS

Circumscription of AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Mataura)

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-FREE COUNTY

Region Burgundy-Free County : BFC (Dijon)

CAYENNE

Arrondissement of CAYENNE (Cayenne)

CENTRE-LOIRE VALLEY

Region Centre-Loire Valley : CVL (Orleans)

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)

CORAL SEA

CORAL SEA Natural Park ((Noumea))

CORSICA

Metropolitan Territorial Collectivity of CORSICA (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)

FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY

FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY Area (Bayonne)

FRENCH GUIANA

French Territorial Collectivity 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)

GREAT EAST

Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine : Region GREAT EAST (Strasbourg)

GUADELOUPE

French Overseas Region of GUADELOUPE (Basse-Terre)

HEIGHTS-OF-FRANCE NORD-PASS OF CALAIS-PICARDY

Region HEIGHTS-OF-FRANCE NORD-PASS OF CALAIS-PICARDY (Lille)

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)

LAAS

Independent Principality of LAAS (Laas)

LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILON-MIDI-PYRENEES

Region LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON-MIDI-PYRENEES (Toulouse)

LEEWARD ISLANDS

Circumscription of the LEEWARD ISLANDS (Uturoa)

LOIRE COUNTRIES

Region LOIRE COUNTRIES (Nantes)

LOYALTY ISLANDS

Province of LOYALTY ISLANDS (We on Lifu)

MACOURIA-TONATE

Commune of MACOURIA-TONATE [Canton of Macouria] (Tonate-Macouria)

MAOHI

MAOHI Kingdom of Polynesia (Vaiahu on Maupiti)

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 Territorial Collectivity 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)

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)

NORMANDY

Region NORMANDY (Rouen)

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)

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-AUVERGNE

Region RHONE-ALPS-AUVERGNE (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)

VIMY MEMORIAL

Canadian National VIMY MEMORIAL (Vimy)

WALPOLE

Dependency of WALPOLE (Walpole)

WINDWARDS ISLANDS

Circumscription of the WINDWARD ISLANDS (Papeete)

2016-APR-19

French Republic : FR

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

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

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