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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Sovereignty forces

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

Forces of presence

Number in map above	Country	Deployment	No. of personnel
10	Djibouti	Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj)	1,700
11	United Arab Emirates	Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis (IMFEAU)	650
12	Gabon	Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG)	450

Others

Number in map above	Country	Deployment	No. of personnel
13, 14	Germany	French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany (FFECSA)	500

Former

Country	Deployment	No. of personnel
Mali		2,000
Burkina Faso		400
Central African Republic		2,000
Niger	Niamey Air Force Base	1,500
Senegal		350
Chad		1,000
Ivory Coast	Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI)	600