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ContributorsHere you can find cities, villages, and roads from French Guiana. Source: Geonames.
NotesOverview of French Guiana
French Guiana is the overseas territory of France. French Guiana is located on the northeastern side of South America. The lands of French Guiana are bounded by Brazil that includes south and east of French Guiana. The capital of French Guiana is known as Cayenne.
History of French Guiana
French Guiana became part of France in the year 1946. However, it was given a regional status in the year 1974. The economic condition of the French Guiana was uprooted after the construction of the European space agency's rocket-launching base in the year 1986.
Meanwhile, in the late 1970s, the adoption of the green plan also increased the agricultural aspect of French Guiana. Yet in the late 2000s, during march French Guiana was affected by major drawbacks.
Geography of French Guiana
An underlying rock is present in the French Guiana that forms the crystalline part of the Guiana highlands. The rivers flow from northeastward to the sea. The rivers are known as Maroni River and Oyapock river from the French Guiana border with Suriname in the west and with Brazil in the west, respectively.
The Tumuc Humac mountains are present in the south at the level of 2300 feet or 700 meters. Several dense tropical rainforests make most of the area of French Guiana.
The climate of French Guiana
French Guiana is situated in the north of the equator. Therefore, the climate is tropical, hot, and humid most of the year. Yet, the temperature during the season from July to November is mostly dry and slightly warmer.
The months September and October are tended to be the hottest months in French Guiana.
French Guiana also receives a lot of amounts of rainfall. It exceeds more than 2500 mm or 100 inches per year.
People and culture of French Guiana
The population of French Guiana is mostly Creole. It also includes minorities from metropolitans of French, Haitians, Surinamese, Antilleans, Chinese, Brazilians, and many others. The most abundant language to be spoken in French.
The culture of French Guiana represents the background of African crafts and other traditional activities. The annual French carnival focuses on showing their national poets, music, and cultural dance to the world. They also wear different cultural costumes that represent the culture of French Guiana. The music and dance of French Guiana were first simple and used fewer instruments that showed the basics of French Guiana culture.
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