| You also have to include France which has regions (closest US analogy would be States)in South America (Guiana), North America (Guadeloupe & Martinique), and Africa (Reunion). These regions are politically structured like the regions in European France, voters in these regions are represented in the National Assembly, the Senate and the European parliament. In other words, a citizen of Cayenne has exactly the same rights and responsibilities as a citizen of Lyon. The Netherlands could also be included, but the Dutch islands in North America are less well-incorporated into the Netherlands than the overseas regions of France. |