Ministère de l’Intérieur et des Outre-mer (Ministery of the Interior and Overseas), France

Ministère de l’Intérieur et des Outre-mer (Ministery of the Interior and Overseas), France ensures the maintenance and cohesion of the country’s institutions, represents the State throughout the national territory, and guarantees citizens’ rights, duties, and freedoms. Its missions revolve around administering the territory and ensuring the security of citizens and property. The Ministry of Overseas, originally the Ministry of Colonies, became the Ministry of Overseas in 1946, and was integrated with the Ministry of the Interior in 2012.