French Guiana French Guiana Air Guyane SP is an airline based in French Guiana. It operates domestic scheduled flights and charters to neighbouring countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Guyane"
Arrondissements of the Guyane département ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrondissements of the Guyane département"
Cacao is a town in French Guiana, lying on the Comté river to the south of Cayenne. Most of the town's population are Hmong farmers, refugees from Laos who were resettled in French Guiana in the 1970's. There is a Sunday morning market at which Hmong weaving, embroidery and food can be purchased. The main hotels in Cacao is L'Auberge des Oropailleurs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacao, French Guiana"
Camopi is an inhbitad place in French Guiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camopi"
The Guiana Space Centre ( French: Centre Spatial Guyanais) is a French/ European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Operational since 1968, it is particularly suitable as a location for a spaceport due to its proximity to the equator, and the fact that launches in the favourable direction are over water. The European Space Agency, the French space agency CNES as well as the commercial Arianespace company launch their satellites from Kourou. ...more on Wikipedia about "Centre Spatial Guyanais"
(Demographics of French Guiana) Population: ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of French Guiana"
Devil's Island ( French Île du Diable) is the smallest island of the three Îles du Salut located off the coast of French Guiana at . It has an area of 14 hectares (34.6 acres). It was a notorious French penal colony until 1946. ...more on Wikipedia about "Devil's Island" Tell your opinion about shortopedia shortopedia
The economy of French Guiana is tied closely to that of France through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou, fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry which provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Economy of French Guiana"
(Foreign relations of French Guiana) Disputes - international: ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of French Guiana"
French Guiana ( French: Guyane française, officially Guyane) is an overseas département ( département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America and part of Caribbean South America. Like the other DOMs, French Guiana is also a région ( région d'outre-mer) of France. It is the smallest political entity on the South American mainland ( Suriname is the smallest independent South American country). It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west (part of the eastern border with Suriname is disputed). ...more on Wikipedia about "French Guiana"
The French Guiana national football team is the national team of French Guiana and is controlled by the Ligue de Football de La Guyane Française. French Guiana is not a member of FIFA, and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup, ...more on Wikipedia about "French Guiana national football team"
Geography of French Guiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geography of French Guiana"
The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guianese Socialist Party"
In 1852 the first shiploads of chained convicts arrived from France. In 1885, to get rid of habitual criminals and to increase the number of colonists, the French Parliament passed a law that anyone, male or female, who had more than three sentences for theft of more than three months each, would be sent to French Guiana as a "relégué." These relégués were to be kept in prison there for six months but then freed to become settlers in the colony. However, this experiment was a dismal failure. The prisoners were unable to make a living off the land and so were forced to revert again to crime, or to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence until they died. In fact, being sent to French Guiana as a relégué was a life sentence, and usually a short life sentence, as most of the relégués died very quickly from disease and malnutrition. The prisoners would arrive at St-Laurent du Maroni before being transported to various camps throughout the country. The Iles du Salut were used to house political prisoners and for solitary confinement. The islands became notorious for the brutality of life there, centering around the notorious Devils Island. Famous political figures to be sent to the islands included Alfred Dreyfus and Henri Charrière, who managed escape. He later wrote a best-selling book about his experiences called Papillon. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of French Guiana"
Île Royale (Royal Island) is the largest and westernmost island of the three Îles du Salut, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French Guiana. As the largest island, with an area of 28 hectares, it was used as the centre for administration when the islands were used as a penal settlement. With an elevation of 66 meters, the island is the highest of the group. It contains a museum and a hotel (L'Auberge des Îles du Salut). ...more on Wikipedia about "Île Royale"
Île Saint-Joseph (Saint Joseph Island) is the southernmost island of the three Iles du Salut in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French Guiana. Twenty hectares in size, it is the middle in size. During the period when the islands were used as a penal colony, the island was reserved for solitary confinement. At an elevation of 30 meters, it is also the lowest island of the group. Most of the island is covered with dense vegetation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Île Saint-Joseph"
The Îles du Salut (in English: Salvation Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 km off the coast of French Guiana (14 km north of Kourou) in the Atlantic Ocean. There are three islands: Île Saint-Joseph, Île Royale and Île du Diable - better known as Devil's Island. The total area is 0.62 km2 (62 hectares) They were used as a penal colony from 1852 onwards, earning them a reputation for harshness and brutality. This system was gradually phased out and has been completely shut down since 1953. Nowadays the islands are a popular tourist destination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Îles du Salut"
Inini ( 1941 pop. est. 5,000) was an inland territory of French Guiana, administered separately between 6 July 1930 and 19 March 1946, after which all of French Guiana became a department of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inini"
Military branches: ...more on Wikipedia about "Military of French Guiana"
The Montaigne d'Argent or Monte Prata (meaning silver mountain) is a hill in north-east French Guiana, next to Pointe Béhague, on the estuary of Oyapock river. ...more on Wikipedia about "Montaigne d'Argent"
Montjoly is both a neighborhood and beach in Cayenne, French Guiana. It lies east of downtown Cayenne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Montjoly"
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Montsinéry is a town in French Guiana located to the south of Cayenne. It contains an Amazon zoo and various walking trails. The town was formerly host to an internment camp for Indochinese prisoners in the 1930's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Montsinéry"
French Guiana is a part of France and is in South America. Surinamese music, especially kaseko, is very popular in French Guiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Music of French Guiana"
Ouanary is a town in north-east French Guiana lying exactly on the mouth of Oiapoque river, in the Saint-Georges commune. A road from St-Georges de l’Oyapock to nearby Régina is currently under construction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ouanary"
The Pointe Béhague or Pointe Coumarouman or even Ponta de Cumarumã (in Portuguese) is a cape in north-east French Guiana, lying between the mouths of Approuague and Oiapoque rivers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pointe Béhague" The view on http://www.shortopedia.com. French_Guiana
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