31. Administratively, R�union is one of the overseas departments of France. 32. The last five years have not been years of progress for the overseas departments , 33. The system also extends to French overseas departments and territories, and also includes Monaco. 34. None of the overseas territories opted to become overseas departments . 35. Martinique, a Caribbean overseas department , has three other voting representatives in mainland France's National Assembly. 36. Despite joblessness and relative poverty, the overseas departments are better off than their independent neighbors. 37. Juppe said all proposed government measures to help cities also will apply in overseas departments . 38. French overseas departments and territories include several Caribbean islands. 39. France's overseas departments and Spain's Extremadura region have a greater quotient of " have-nots ." 40. It became an overseas department of France in 1946.
