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Officially the French Republic is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands
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Why did France renounce its claim on St Paul and Amsterdam Islands?
In the Amsterdam article, you can find this text:
The islands of Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul were first claimed by France in June 1843. ... … Why did France renounce these claims?
And also, when did they re-claim them? They are part of a special territory of France today. …
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In regards to Vichy vs Free France, what was the status of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy?
The wikipedia article for Vichy France has a pretty good map, a low-res version of which I'll put here:
The map shows which territories were originally Vichy, and when they changed to Free French control … I would like to know if Saint Martin (the French possession, not the whole island) and Saint Barthelemy were originally under Vichy control, and when they came under Free France control. …
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During WW2, why did the USA occupy Clipperton Island?
It is a very small island, owned by France, but I'm not sure if anyone inhabited it at the time of WW2.
Wikipedia says the US occupied this island from 1944 to 1945, but doesn't have a citation. …
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Who was Professor Henri Andre and what did he publish?
Looking at the history of electrochemical batteries, I came across this article from NASA where it says:
In the late 1920s, French Professor Henri André finally made the first practical silver-zinc b …
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Where did France build up its fleet in 1805-1814?
I was reading about The Battle of Trafalgar and found this interesting section about the consequences:
Napoleon instituted a large-scale shipbuilding programme that had produced a fleet of 80 ships o …
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What was the price of bread in France from 1789 - 1815?
I would really like to know the price of bread in France during the entire revolutionary and Napoleonic era. I am aware it was high in 1789, but couldn't find hard data for further years. …
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