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depending of their administrative satus, they are called 'les régions d'outre-mer / les départements d'outre-mer' or 'les territoires d'outre-mer'

There are the Guadeloupe, Martinique islands in the Carribean, the French Guiana north of Brazil, the Réunion island in the Indian ocean, and smaller territories scattered across the oceans.

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