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3 days ago · List of administrative divisions by country. World map showing boundaries of many high and low-level administrative divisions. The table below indicates the types and, where known, numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and their major dependent territories .
4 days ago · Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə l ɒ n /), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ e miklɔ̃]), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian ...
1 day ago · In March 2017, the population of France officially reached the 67,000,000 mark. It had reached 66,000,000 in early 2014. [6] Between the years 2010–17, the population of France grew from 64,613,000 to 66,991,000 (i.e. about 2.4 million people in a span of 7 years), making France one of the fastest-growing countries in Europe.
1 day ago · Normandy, historic and cultural region of northern France encompassing the départements of Manche, Calvados, Orne, Eure, and Seine-Maritime and coextensive with the former province of Normandy.
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2 days ago · However, there are three tiers of government below the national government that perform various administrative and legal functions: 18 regions including five overseas territories; 96 departments (départements); and around 35,000 communes.
3 days ago · France owns many islands due to its history of colonization and the establishment of overseas departments and territories. These regions have often been associated with France for centuries and maintain cultural, historical, and economic ties with the mainland.
2 days ago · France, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe.
