France

===Administrative divisions===
{{Main|Administrative divisions of France}}
The French Republic is divided into 18 [[Regions of France|regions]] (located in Europe and overseas), five [[Overseas collectivities of France|overseas collectivities]], one [[Overseas territory (France)|overseas territory]], one special collectivity – [[New Caledonia]] and one uninhabited island directly under the authority of the Minister of Overseas France – [[Clipperton Island|Clipperton]].

====Regions====
{{Further|Departments of France}}

{{France Regions Labelled Map}}

Since 2016, France is divided into 18 administrative regions: 13 regions in [[metropolitan France]] (including [[Corsica]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2015 |title=La réforme territoriale |url=http://www.gouvernement.fr/action/la-reforme-territoriale |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230075909/http://www.gouvernement.fr/action/la-reforme-territoriale |archive-date=30 December 2015 |access-date=1 January 2016 |publisher=Government of France |language=fr}}</ref> and five [[overseas region|overseas]].<ref name=France/> The regions are further subdivided into 101 [[Departments of France|departments]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments of France |url=http://www.myfrenchproperty.com/departments/departments.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714142645/http://www.myfrenchproperty.com/departments/departments.php |archive-date=14 July 2011 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=Myfrenchproperty.com |language=fr}}</ref> which are numbered mainly alphabetically. The department number is used in postal codes and was formerly used on [[Vehicle registration plates of France|vehicle registration plates]]. Among the 101 French departments, five ([[French Guiana]], Guadeloupe, [[Martinique]], [[Mayotte]], and [[Réunion]]) are in overseas regions (ROMs) that are simultaneously overseas departments (DOMs), enjoying the same status as metropolitan departments and are thereby included in the European Union.

The 101 departments are subdivided into 335 [[Arrondissements of France|arrondissements]], which are, in turn, subdivided into 2,054 [[Cantons of France|cantons]].<ref name="constituencies">{{Cite web |title=Circonscriptions administratives au 1er janvier 2015 : comparaisons régionales |trans-title=Administrative constituencies of 1 January 2015: regional comparisons |url=http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau.asp?reg_id=99&ref_id=t_0203R |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033500/http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau.asp?reg_id=99&ref_id=t_0203R |archive-date=30 April 2014 |access-date=5 July 2015 |publisher=[[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]] |language=fr}}</ref> These cantons are then divided into 36,658 [[Communes of France|communes]], which are municipalities with an elected municipal council.<ref name=constituencies/> Three communes—Paris, Lyon and Marseille—are subdivided into 45 [[Municipal arrondissements of France|municipal arrondissements]].

====Overseas territories and collectivities====
{{Main|Overseas France}}
{{Further|Overseas collectivity|Overseas territory (France)}}In addition to the 18 regions and 101 departments, the French Republic has five [[overseas collectivity|overseas collectivities]] ([[French Polynesia]], [[Saint Barthélemy]], [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]], [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]], and [[Wallis and Futuna]]), one ''[[sui generis]]'' collectivity ([[New Caledonia]]), one [[overseas territory (France)|overseas territory]] ([[French Southern and Antarctic Lands]]), and one island possession in the Pacific Ocean ([[Clipperton Island]]). Overseas collectivities and territories form part of the French Republic, but do not form part of the European Union or its fiscal area (except for Saint Barthélemy, which seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007). The Pacific Collectivities (COMs) of French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia continue to use the [[CFP franc]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Currency and Exchange Rate |url=http://www.thetahititraveler.com/touristinfo/moneycurr.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034857/http://www.thetahititraveler.com/touristinfo/moneycurr.asp |archive-date=17 July 2011 |access-date=21 July 2011 |publisher=Thetahititraveler.com}}</ref> whose value is strictly linked to that of the euro. In contrast, the five overseas regions used the French franc and now use the euro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2085rank |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2085rank.html?countryName=France&countryCode=fr&regionCode=eu&rank=7#fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513121037/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2085rank.html?countryName=France&countryCode=fr&regionCode=eu&rank=7#fr |archive-date=13 May 2012 |access-date=29 July 2010 |website=The World Factbook |publisher=CIA}}</ref>