Government

Government Type Republic

President Jacques Chirac (since 1995)

Prime Minister Lionel Jospin (since 1997)

Administrative Divisions (22)
Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes. (In addition, continental France is subdivided into 96 departments)

Dependent Areas Bassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, New Caledonia, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna

Overseas Departments French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion

Overseas Territories Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
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