Overseas military bases of France

This article lists the various overseas military bases of France. The maintenance of overseas military bases enable the French Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare, and often tend to be located in areas of strategic or diplomatic importance.

In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the Overseas France and the "forces of presence" based abroad.

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Map of current military installations

Sovereignty forces

Number in map above	Territory	Garrison	No. of personnel	Note
1	French Guiana	Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG)	2,100	^[1]
2 & 3	Réunion & Mayotte	Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI)	1,650	^[1]
4	New Caledonia	Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC)	1,400	^[1]
5	French West Indies	Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA)	1,000	^[1]
6	French Polynesia	Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF)	900	^[1]
7, 8, 9	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI)	250	^[1]

Forces of presence

Number in map above	Country	Deployment	No. of personnel	Note
10	Djibouti	Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj)	1,700	^[1]
11	United Arab Emirates	Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis (IMFEAU)	650	^[1]
12	Ivory Coast	Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI)	600	^[1]
13	Gabon	Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG)	450	^[1]
14	Senegal	Les éléments français au Sénégal (EFS)	350	^[1]