French Guiana
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The departement of Guiana or French Guiana (French Guyane or Guyane française), is an overseas departement (departement d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
The capital is Cayenne.
As an integral 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.
References
- The CIA World Factbook 2000
See also
- 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 departement
| 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-Comte | Upper Normandy | Ile-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrenees | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur | Rhone-Alpes | |
| Overseas Departments | |
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Reunion | |