Overseas territory (France)

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The term Overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer or TOM), is an administrative division of France and is currently only applied to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

The division differs from that of overseas departments (French: Département d'outre-mer or DOM), but because of some common peculiarities, DOMs, TOMs and other overseas possessions under other statuses are often referred to collectively as DOM/TOM.

[edit] Former overseas territories

• French Polynesia, from 1946 to 2003, now an Overseas collectivity
• New Caledonia, from 1946 to 1999, now a sui generis collectivity
• Wallis and Futuna, from 1961 to 2003, now an overseas collectivity

[edit] See also

• French overseas departments and territories
• Administrative divisions of France
• Outremer
• Special member state territories and their relations with the European Union

[edit] External links

• (French) Official site
• (French) past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like DOMs and TOMs

v • d • e Overseas departments and territories of France Overseas departments1 French Guiana · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Réunion Overseas collectivities French Polynesia · Mayotte2 · Saint Barthélemy · Saint Martin · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Wallis and Futuna Special status New Caledonia Uninhabited lands Clipperton Island French Southern and Antarctic Lands Île Amsterdam · Île Saint-Paul · Crozet Islands · Kerguelen Islands · Adélie Land Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean Bassas da India3 · Europa Island3 · Glorioso Islands2, 3, 4 · Juan de Nova Island3 · Tromelin Island5 1 Also known as overseas regions.  2 Claimed by Comoros.  3 Claimed by Madagascar.  4 Claimed by Seychelles.  5 Claimed by Mauritius.