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French Guiana, Martinique, and Guadalupe all rejected proposals for greater autonomy by large margins in 2011. The issue of independence has come up in New Caledonia and French Polynesia but it's my understanding the issue is currently dormant.
Most of the world's remaining "dependent territories" do not desire independence. There's too much for them to lose and too little to gain. If they are content with their present status then why change it?
What about the French Islands south of Newfoundland Canada?
What about st Pierre et Miquelon? They are overseas Collective, no move to break free from Paris,
There are 5 overseas collectives.. St Pierre, st Bart's, st Martin, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia.
Funny st Martin is part of the Euro union.
Just to clear up the thing about New Caledonia, it'll have a referendum in 2014 or a little while after that, to settle the matter. The people of modern St. Pierre and Miquelon, despite many of them having ancestors who were Acadians and French Newfoundlanders, are culturally much more similar to Metropolitan French people then to French speaking Canadian peoples and don't seem to have any desire to join the confederation, although I'm sure if they wanted to join they'd be welcome. It wouldn't make sense for them not to be part of a larger country, they're too small and there'd be few benefits to it.
In short, France has more overseas territories than the US and the UK combined, it's the only European power that still has some remains of an Empire...but hush, hush! the leftwing French are of course -it's their bloody divine mission - on the side of Third World Nations against the bad, bad Anglos,and Western countries...talk of Gallic hypocrisy and doublestandards!
In short, France has more overseas territories than the US and the UK combined, it's the only European power that still has some remains of an Empire...but hush, hush! the leftwing French are of course -it's their bloody divine mission - on the side of Third World Nations against the bad, bad Anglos,and Western countries...talk of Gallic hypocrisy and doublestandards!
The Dutch still have Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Dutch St. Martin, and a few smaller islands in the Caribbean.
The thing you have to remember though is that these French and Dutch territories are directly part of the French Republic and the Dutch Kingdom and are treated the same as Paris or Amsterdam. The 14 British Overseas Territories and the 5 US territories are not ... they do not have representation in either nation's legislative process, they do not vote for the British Prime Minister or the President of the United States, etc - yet they are ultimately subject to the British or US governments. This is what fuels the Puerto Rico statehood movement and it's looking like they just may finally see their dream of becoming the 51st state realized come November.
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