French Union

The French Union is a political entitiy established in 2000. =History= =Members of the French Union=

Full members
Full members of the French Union by date of membership:
 * France (2000, founder member)
 * Djibouti (2000, founder member)
 * Senegal (2000, founder member)
 * Gabon (2004)
 * Ivory Coast (2004)
 * French Protectorate of Belgium (2006)
 * Madagascar (2006)

Associate members
Associate (non-voting) members of the French Union by date of membership:
 * Andora (2000)
 * Monaco (2000)
 * Lebanon (2002)
 * Chad (2004)
 * Mali (2004)
 * Niger (2006)
 * Benin (2008)
 * Union of the Comoros (2008)

Observer status
Countries with observer status at the French Union:
 * Algeria
 * Burkina Faso
 * Central African Republic - suspended 2009
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo - suspended 2009
 * Guinea
 * Haiti
 * Mauritania - suspended 2009
 * Rwanda
 * Togo
 * Tunisia

=Diplomatic relations= The French Union maintains diplomatic relations with several countries. This inlcudes the Republic of Bavaria, the Duchy of Warsaw, Switzerland, the Vatican.