ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Overseas department and region

Okay kiddo, have you ever gone on vacation to a different place? Like a cool beach or a fun theme park?

Well, countries can have their own special places like that too! Sometimes they are called overseas departments or regions.

An overseas department is like a special part of a country that is located far away from the main part of the country. It's almost like it's on a different island or piece of land. These special places are made up of people who are part of the same country, but they live in a different area that is sometimes really far away. Some examples of countries with overseas departments are France, which has some special places in the Caribbean and South America, or Denmark, which has a special place in the Arctic.

A region is an area of land that is a little different from the rest of the country. It's still part of the same country, but it might have its own unique culture and way of life. For example, in the United States we have regions like the South, the Northeast, and the West. Each region has different foods, accents, and even ways of talking.

So, to sum up, an overseas department is a special part of a country located far away, while a region is a unique area of a country that might have its own culture.