Metropolitan France
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Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine, or just la Métropole) is the part of France in Europe, including Corsica, as opposed to the overseas departments and overseas territories, which, while integral parts of the French Republic, are regarded as Overseas France (la France d'outre-mer, or more colloquially les DOM-TOM, a phrase which is derived from départements d'outre-mer - territoires d'outre-mer). In the overseas departments, a person from Metropolitan France is often called a métro, short for métropolitain.
As of January 1, 2006, there were 61,044,700 people living in Metropolitan France, while there were 2,543,000 people living in Overseas France; a total of 63,587,700 inhabitants in the French Republic.
Metropolitan France excluding the island of Corsica is referred to as Continental France (la France continentale), or just the Continent (le continent). In Corsica, people from Continental France are referred to as "Continentals" (les continentaux).
See also
- Mainland
- Continental United States or "Contiguous..." or "The Lower 48", a comparable use in the United States (the latter being from the perspective of Alaska and Hawaii)
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