The “overseas territories” is an former status which was used since 1946 for all French dependencies located outside Europe and other territories still under French mandate (not transfered from the former League of Nations to the new United Nations) when they migrated from their former status of colonies or protectorates, instead of becoming “associated territories” within the “French Union” created in 1946 (transformed in 1958 into the ephemeral “French community”, where the associated territories will become “associated states” before rapidly taking their independance starting in 1960), or being integrated to the French Republic as “overseas departments” (for the oldest French dependencies). Some of these territories still became independant later, while others evolved for a better integration within France. The status of overseas territories was finally abandoned (along with the former French Community) : today's French overseas are sorted as 5 “overseas departments”, 4 “overseas collectivies”, and 3 other territories with specific status (Clipperton, the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, as well as New Caledonia with its transitory constitutional status).
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<nowiki>territorio de ultramar; tengerentúli terület; erlendis yfirráðasvæði; wilayah seberang laut; טריטוריות צרפת מעבר לים; Überseegebiet; υπερπόντια περιοχή; тэрыторыя за мяжой; արտերկրում; 海外領地; Oversøisk territorium; teritoriul de peste mări; フランスの海外領土; قلمرو خارجي; overseas territory; utomeuropeiskt territorium; território ultramarino; Заморська територія; заморская территория; 法國海外殖民地; विदेशी क्षेत्र; Territòrios ultramarinos de Frantza; 프랑스의 해외 영토; шетел аумағы; transmara teritorio de Francio; прекуморска територија; u inostranstvu; Territori francesi d'oltremare; বিদেশী অঞ্চল; territoire d'outre-mer; Teritori seberang; Prekomorski teritoriji; отвъдморска територия; Francuske prekomorske teritorije; territori d'ultramar de França; gcríoch thar lear; Àwọn agbègbè òkèrè Fránsì; ดินแดนโพ้นทะเลของประเทศฝรั่งเศส; Lãnh thổ hải ngoại của Pháp; Teritoryo sa gawas sa nasod; aizjūras teritorija; oorsese gebied; прекоморска територија Француске; čezmorsko ozemlje; zámořské území; território ultramarino; užjūrio teritorija; Iwwerséigebitt; Terytorium zamorskie; oversjøisk territorium; overzees gebied; чет аймагы; ülemereterritooriumil; merentakaisilla alueilla; வெளிநாட்டுப் பகுதி; territorio ultramarino; في الخارج; 法国海外殖民地; Zámorské územie; entidad territorial administrativa de Francia; Franciaország közigazgatása; Frakkland; Франции; von Frankreich; An Fhrainc; Ֆրանսիայի վարչական բաժանում; територии на Франция; subdiviziune a Franței; Frankrikes utomeuropeiska områden; חלוקה מנהלית של צרפת; 法國在1946年為取代殖民地地位而設立的一種行政區劃; फ़्रान्स के समुद्र-पार विभाग और क्षेत्र; Ranskan merentakaiset alueet; Францияның әкімшілік бөлінуі; на Франција; Francuska; tipo di suddivisione territoriale francese; ফ্রান্স; ancien type de division administrative de la France; Francuske; Alguns como: Ilhas Wallis e Futuna, Polinésia Francesa; Francijas administratīvais iedalījums; Franse oorsese gebiede; Prancūzijos užjūrio valdos; Departamentos franceses; laut Perancis; ultramar de Francia; Franse overzeese gebieden; பிரான்சு; Заморскія ўладанні Францыі; antic tipus de divisió administrativa de França; franséisch Iwwerséigebidder; former top-level subdivision of France applied to certain overseas entities; Prantsusmaa ülemeredepartemangud; έδαφος της Γαλλίας; administrativní jednotka Francie; prekomorsko ozemlje; čezmorski teritorij; prekomorski teritorij; TOM; départements et collectivités d'outre-mer; territoire d'outre-mer en France; Teritori seberang laut; Territoires d'outre-mer; Kraj zamorski; Terytorium zamorskie (Francja); Terytoria zamorskie Francji; Territoire d'outre-mer; wilayah luar negeri; 法國海外領土; Territori d'oltremare francesi; Territoires d'Outremer; Territorio francese; Territórios de ultramar; Territoire d'outre-mer; Territoires d'outre-mer (TOM); Territoires d'outre-mer; Territoires d'outre-mer (tom); TOM; Territórios ultramarinos da França; Território ultramarino; Território de ultramar; overseas territory of France; TOM; territorio de ultramar francés; territorio de ultramar de Francia; Zámořské teritorium; TOM</nowiki>
overseas territory
former top-level subdivision of France applied to certain overseas entities
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