Pays d'outre-mer

A pays d'outre-mer (in English Overseas Country) or POM, is an administrative division of France. The only territory currently to have this appellation is French Polynesia, which was formerly a territoire d'outre-mer, but its status was changed by constitutional reform on 28 March 2003.

Related Topics:
English - Administrative division of France - French Polynesia - Territoire d'outre-mer - Constitutional - 28 March - 2003

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The territory's new status meant a certain autonomy for French Polynesia in the Pacific region, the possibility for the territory to make some laws of its own, and the establishment of French Polynesian citizenship, which is a requirement for the right to vote in regional elections. However, France maintained control over justice, public order, the economy and defence in the territory.

Related Topics:
Autonomy - Pacific - Citizenship - Justice - Public order - Economy - Defence

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If New Caledonia, currently a collectivité sui generis, chooses to remain part of France in a referendum scheduled for 2014, it will also become a pays d'outre-mer.

Related Topics:
New Caledonia - Collectivité sui generis - Referendum - 2014

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