Deployments of the French military
- Deployments of the French military
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The military of France has several deployments throughout the world. Currently, France has about 36,000 troops deployed abroad: 23,000 of these troops act as sovereign forces while the other 13,000 are part of peacekeeping operations under international or defense agreements.
Deployments
The following is an incomplete list of French deployments.
Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or numerically using the 
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| Region |
Place |
Number |
| Europe |
Bosnia |
510 |
|
Kosovo |
2,400 |
| Africa |
Ivory Coast |
4,000 |
|
Djibouti |
2,900 |
|
Senegal1 |
1,200 |
|
Chad |
1,000 |
|
Gabon |
800 |
|
Democratic Republic of Congo |
20 |
| Asia |
Afghanistan |
1,870 |
|
Lebanon |
2,000 |
| South America |
French Guiana |
3,380 |
| Indian Ocean |
Réunion2 |
4,060 |
| Pacific Ocean |
New Caledonia |
2,700 |
|
French Polynesia |
2,400 |
| Caribbean Sea |
French Antilles |
4,300 |
| Middle East |
Afghanistan |
3,000 |
Notes
1 - to be withdrawn by end of 2010 French troop withdrawal 2 - including a flotilla of the French Navy
Sources
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2010.
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