France Transnational Issues - 2006

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SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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

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

NOTE: The information regarding France on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of France Transnational Issues 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about France Transnational Issues 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.