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Overseas military bases of France

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This article lists the various overseas military bases of France. The maintenance of overseas military bases enable the French Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare, and often tend to be located in areas of strategic or diplomatic importance.

In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the Overseas France and the "forces of presence" based abroad.

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Map of current military installations

Sovereignty forces

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Number in map above Territory Garrison No. of personnel Note
1 French Guiana Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG) 2,100 [1]
2 & 3 Réunion & Mayotte Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 1,650 [1]
4 New Caledonia Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC) 1,400 [1]
5 French West Indies Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) 1,000 [1]
6 French Polynesia Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF) 900 [1]
7, 8, 9 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 250 [1]

Forces of presence

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Number in map above Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
10  Djibouti Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj) 1,700 [1]
11  United Arab Emirates Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis (IMFEAU) 650 [1]
12  Ivory Coast Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI) 600 [1]
13  Gabon Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG) 450 [1]
14  Senegal Les éléments français au Sénégal (EFS) 350 [1]

Others

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Number in map above Country Deployment No. of personnel
15, 16  Germany French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany (FFECSA) 500

Former

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Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
 Mali 2,000[2]
 Burkina Faso

400

 Central African Republic 2,000[3]
 Niger Niamey Air Force Base 1,500

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Les forces françaises prépositionnées" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Mali conflict: French troops 'seize' Diabaly, Douentza". BBC News. 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Estonian troops fly to CAR Friday morning". 7 May 2014.
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