21. The northern half of the island is a French overseas department . 22. Cayenne is still a French overseas department to this day. 23. The French overseas department has three other voting representatives to mainland France's National Assembly. 24. The ban would be enforced in all French regions and overseas departments like Martinique. 25. France's overseas departments and Spain's Extremadura have a greater quotient of " have-nots ." 26. The two official French overseas departments are Guadeloupe and Martinique. 27. In addition, the group is also the owner of the mortgage bank overseas departments . 28. The island became an overseas department of France in 1946. 29. Caribbean islanders on two French overseas departments will vote in Sunday's first-round presidential elections. 30. Conventional telecommunications links between continental France and its overseas departments will also be supplied.
