evidence: There are 12 overseas territories: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, and the Wallis and Futuna islands, which together have almost 2.6 million inhabitants. Because of its overseas territories, France is the only EU country that is present in three separate oceans. They help consolidate France’s second place worldwide in terms of maritime reach and make a telling contribution to the rollout of the country’s maritime and "blue growth" policies. These territories enshrine the future of energy as they are the "100% renewable energy" forerunners of the energy transition and the promotion of clean transportation. [...] This French and European island offers excellent access to the economies of its geographical region and of Europe.