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New Caledonia	Sui generis collectivity	Nouméa
Réunion	Overseas region and department (DOM)	Saint-Denis
Saint Barthélemy	Overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM)	Gustavia
Saint Martin	Overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM)	Marigot
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM). Still referred to as a collectivité territoriale.	Saint

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Wallis and Futuna	Overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM). Still referred to as a territoire.									Mata-Utu

Overseas collectivities and territories form part of the French Republic, but do not form part of the European Union or its fiscal area (with the exception of St. Bartelemy, which seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007). The Pacific Collectivities (COMs) of French Polynesia, Wallis and Fortuna, and New Caledonia continue to use the CFP franc^[94][95][96] whose value is linked to that of the euro. In contrast, the five overseas regions used the French franc and now use the euro.^[97]

Politics

Main article: Politics of France

Government

Main articles: Government of France and Constitution of France

Logo of the French Republic

The French Republic is a unitary semi-presidential republic with strong democratic traditions. The constitution of the Fifth Republic was approved by referendum on 28 September 1958.^[98] It greatly strengthened the authority of the executive in relation to parliament. The executive branch itself has two leaders: the President of the Republic, currently Nicolas Sarkozy, who is head of state and is elected directly by universal adult suffrage for a 5-year term (formerly 7 years),^[99] and the Government, led by the president-appointed Prime Minister, currently François Fillon.

Nicolas Sarkozy has been the President of the French Republic since 2007

The French parliament is a bicameral legislature comprising a National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and a Senate.^[100] The National Assembly deputies represent local constituencies and are directly elected for 5-year terms.^[101] The Assembly has the power to dismiss the cabinet, and thus the majority in the Assembly determines the choice of government. Senators are chosen by an electoral college for 6-year terms (originally 9-year terms), and one half of the seats are submitted to election every 3 years starting in September 2008.^[102]
The Senate's legislative powers are limited; in the event of disagreement between the two chambers, the National Assembly has the final say.^[103] The government has a strong influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament.
French politics are characterised by two politically opposed groupings: one left-wing, centred around