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France’s overseas territories
The status, cultures, oceans and realities of territories across several continents.
AntillesMeetingsPacifiqueGuyane
The status, cultures, oceans and realities of territories across several continents.
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France across several oceans
Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, Mayotte and Pacific or Atlantic territories give France a global presence. Their legal status and relationship with the EU differ.
Key points✦ Antilles✦ Meetings✦ Pacifique✦ Guyane
Distinct societies
Languages, memories of slavery and colonisation, and Creole, Kanak, Polynesian and Mahoran cultures form identities that cannot be reduced to transplanted mainland France.
Shared challenges
Living costs, housing, healthcare access, jobs, import dependence and climate exposure recur, but with different intensity and responses in each territory.
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