French Guiana
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The dÃÂépartement of Guiana or French Guiana (French Guyane), is an overseas dÃÂépartement (dÃÂépartement d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (see Devil's Island) until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its satellites from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou.
The capital is Cayenne.
As part of France, French Guiana is part of the European Union, the largest part (in area) outside Europe and the only part outside Europe that is not an island.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.
- History of French Guiana
- Geography of French Guiana
- Demographics of French Guiana
- Politics of French Guiana
- Economy of French Guiana
- Communications in French Guiana
- Transportation in French Guiana
- Military of French Guiana
- Foreign relations of French Guiana
- Communes of the Guyane dÃÂépartement
| South America |
| Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Guyana | Paraguay | Peru | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela |
| Dependencies |
| Falkland Islands | French Guiana |
| Regions of France | |
|---|---|
| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-ComtÃÂé | Upper Normandy | ÃÂÃÂle-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-PyrÃÂénÃÂées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-CÃÂôte-d'Azur | RhÃÂône-Alpes | |
| Overseas Departments | |
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | RÃÂéunion | |