France

France Transnational Issues

Disputes - international
Madagascar claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island; Comoros claims Mayotte; Mauritius claims Tromelin Island; territorial dispute between Suriname and French Guiana; territorial claim in Antarctica (Adelie Land); Matthew and Hunter Islands, east of New Caledonia, claimed by France and Vanuatu

Illicit drugs
transshipment point for and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics



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