Deployments of the French military

The military of France has several deployments throughout the world. Currently, France has over 20,000 troops deployed abroad (including temporary as well as permanent deployments): 12,000 of these troops act as sovereign forces while the other 8,000 are part of peacekeeping operations under international or defense agreements. Notably deployments in the African continent are French-speaking African nations.

Deployments

The following is an incomplete list of French deployments.

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or numerically using the icon.

Region	Place	Number
Europe	Kosovo/KFOR	300
Africa	Central African Republic	900
	Chad (Opération Épervier)	950
	Democratic Republic of the Congo/MONUSCO	15
	Ivory Coast/UNOCI	450/10
	Djibouti^1	2,470
	Gabon	1,000
	Guinea	150
	Liberia/UNMIL	1
	Mali	2,000
	Senegal	430
	Western Sahara/MINURSO	15
Asia	Afghanistan/ISAF^2	90
	Lebanon/UNIFIL	1,100
	United Arab Emirates	650
South America	French Guiana	2,200
Indian Ocean	Réunion^3	1,900
Pacific Ocean	New Caledonia	1,100
	French Polynesia]	1,130
Caribbean Sea	French Antilles	1,350
	Haiti/MINUSTAH	2
Total	^4	20,323

Notes

• 1 - Including forces (470) dealing with Somali pirates
• 2 - Most to leave by the end of 2012
• 3 - Including forces in Mayotte
• 4 - Including minor troop deployments not listed

Sources

• Prepositioned forces Sovereign forces
• Map of overseas operations Peacekeeping operations under international or defense agreements