FranceListe CR, n° 153 · Liste naturalisation, n° 191 · History, geography and culture
What is Overseas France (la France d’outre-mer)?
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Qu'est ce que la France d'outre-mer ?
- aThe French embassies and consulates abroadLes ambassades et consulats de France à l’étranger
- bThe foreign countries where many French people liveLes pays étrangers où vivent beaucoup de Français
- cThe former colonies that have become independent StatesLes anciennes colonies devenues des États indépendants
- dAll the French territories located outside EuropeL’ensemble des territoires français situés hors d’EuropeCorrect answer
Why?
Overseas France brings together the French territories located in other parts of the world: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, Mayotte, but also French Polynesia and New Caledonia. They are part of France. The former colonies that became independent are foreign countries.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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