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Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-06-08): French Guiana is located on the Caribbean coastline of South America. It is bordered to the south and east by Brazil, and to the west by Suriname. French Guiana is the only French overseas territory that is not an island. Like Guadeloupe and Martinique, French Guiana is considered part of France. Its land area is 83,534 km2, and its population is about 306,000. The territory was originally settled by the Indigenous Arawak and Carib peoples. The first French settlements were established around 1624. French Guiana became an overseas department of France in 1946. The territory is best known for being the launch site of the European Space Agency, as it is the closest European territory to the Equator. Guadeloupe is an island territory located in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean. It is situated to the north of the independent country of Dominica, and to the south of the British overseas territory of Montserrat. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of six islands, the largest of which are the two islands of Grand Terre and Basse Terre. The total land area of the French territory is 1,628 km2, and its population is approximately 400,000. Guadeloupe is now classified as one of the five overseas regions and departments of France, which means that it is treated as part of France itself. Thus, it is part of the European Union and uses the Euro as its currency. Guadeloupe also has four representatives in the French National Assembly.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-08-12): French Polynesia is the only of the overseas collectivity that has a larger population than France’s overseas region, (it’s slightly larger than Mayotte). [...] French Guiana is the only part of overseas France that is not an island. The region borders Brazil and Suriname, which makes for a great trick trivia question when asked: "What countries border France?" Since French Guiana is actually considered a part of France, Brazil and Suriname really do border France! Despite being the only part of overseas France located on a continent, it’s not well populated. French Guiana has a population of a quarter million people and a density of only two people per square kilometer, making it one of the least densely populated places on Earth. Only Mongolia and Greenland have lower population densities. Its low population is primarily due to the fact that most of the land is a thick, impenetrable rainforest.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2017-08-01): French Guiana is an overseas region and department of France, and it is therefore governed by similar government institutions as those found in French mainland. Cayenne serves as French Guiana’s capital. The first European to dock in French Guiana was Christopher Columbus who found native communities. The Italians initially wanted to occupy the region after which the Dutch and French contested. The early French settlers faced hostility and succumbed to tropical diseases. The arrival of African slaves facilitated the establishment of plantations and triggered the development of French Guiana. The discovery of gold in 1853 created border disputes with Suriname and Brazil which were subsequently settled. The territory was declared an overseas region of France on March 19, 1946, although they have been calls for autonomy. The 2010 referendum saw the citizens voting against independence. [...] The territory’s politics features the Guianese Socialist Party as the key player, and it maintains close links with the Socialist Party in France. The Guianese Party has 29 seats in the Regional Council and three in the General Council. French Guiana is represented by two elected senators in the French Senate. The current ones are from the Guianese Socialist Party namely Jean-Étienne Antoinette and Georges Patient. Other parties which feature in Guiana’s politics are the Union for a Popular Movement which has seven seats in the Regional Council and three in the General Councils and Walwari which has one member in the General Council and seven in the Regional Council. French Guiana is represented by two deputies in the National Assembly of France.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-01-01): Overseas France is the term applied to all the French territories outside the European continent. This map quiz game will help you learn the location of all of them, including island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, French Guiana in South America, and a few other small holdings. There are exotic tourist magnets like French Polynesia and the beautiful island of Martinique, and equally exotic places that no one has heard of, like Clipperton Island, a tiny, uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the coast of Central America. Big or small, well-known or obscure, the territories of Overseas France will be easy to memorize with the help of this engaging map quiz.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-27): "Overseas France" is a collective name; while used in everyday life in France, it is not an administrative designation in its own right. Instead, the five overseas regions have exactly the same administrative status as the thirteen metropolitan regions; the five overseas collectivities are semi-autonomous; and New Caledonia is an autonomous territory. Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, French Guiana on the South American continent, and several peri-Antarctic islands as well as a claim in Antarctica. Excluding the district of Adélie Land, where French sovereignty is effective de jure by French law, but where the French exclusive claim on this part of Antarctica is frozen by the Antarctic Treaty (signed in 1959), overseas France covers a land area of 120,396 km2 (46,485 sq mi)[3] and accounts for 18.0% of the French Republic's land territory.[4] Its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 9,825,538 km2 (3,793,661 sq mi) accounts for 96.7% of the EEZ of the French Republic.[5] [...] - French Polynesia (1946–2003: overseas territory; since 2003: overseas collectivity): In 2004 it was given the designation of "overseas country" (French: pays d'outre-mer), but the Constitutional Council of France has ruled that this designation did not create a new political category. [...] - ^ "French Polynesia profile". BBC News. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-08-01): French Guiana is an overseas department of France, located on the northern coast of South America. Like the other French departments, French Guiana is an overseas region of France, one of 26 regions of France. As a part of France, French Guiana is thus part of the European Union's territory, and its currency is the euro. [...] French Guiana became an overseas department of France on March 19, 1946. The infamous penal colonies, including Devil's Island, were gradually phased out and then formally closed in 1951. At first, only those freed prisoners who could raise the fare for their return passage to France were able to go home, so French Guiana was haunted after the official closing of the prisons by numerous freed convicts leading an aimless existence in the colony. [...] French Guiana, as part of France, is part of the European Union, the largest part in area outside Europe, with one of the longest EU external boundaries. Along with the Spanish enclaves in Africa of Ceuta and Melilla, it is one of only three EU territories outside Europe that is not an island.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-06-02): Dense equatorial forests, colonial towns and a major space centre are among the faces of French Guiana, a region of France on the north-east coast of South America. [...] Since December 2015, French Guiana has been ruled by a single assembly within the framework of the French Guiana Territorial Collectivity. This assembly, the French Guiana Assembly or Assemblée de Guyane, has replaced the former regional council and departmental council. [...] 1946 - French Guiana becomes an overseas department of France.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-16): French Guiana - an overseas region and department of France is, divided into two arrondissements, 19 cantons and a total of 22 communes (towns and villages). Cayenne and Saint-Laurent Du Maroni are the two arrondissements. Saint-Laurent Du Maroni has 8 communes and Cayenne has 14 communes. Covering an area of 83,534 sq. km, French Guiana is France’s 2nd largest region. Located in the northwestern corner of the Island of Cayenne at the Cayenne River Estuary is Cayenne – the capital (prefecture) city of French Guiana. French Guiana is an overseas region and department of France that is located in the northeastern edge of South America. It is geographically positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. French Guiana is bordered by Brazil in the east and south; by Suriname in the west and by the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-19): French Guiana (French: Guyane) is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America. By land area, it is the second largest region of France (after Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and the largest overseas department of France and of the European Union. [...] As of 2007[update], the Amazon rainforest in the most southern part of the department, is protected as the Guiana Amazonian Park, one of the ten national parks of France. The territory of the park covers some 33,900 square kilometres (13,100 sq mi) in the communes of Camopi, Maripasoula, Papaïchton, Saint-Élie and Saül. [...] Administration [change | change source]The department of French Guiana is managed by the Collectivité territorial de la Guyane in Cayenne.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-28): French Guiana is governed by the provisions of the French constitution as a territorial collectivity of France and, as such, forms an integral part of the French Republic. It sends two elected representatives to the National Assembly and two to the Senate. Local government is headed by a prefect and by a 51-member Assembly whose members are elected by universal adult suffrage. There is a local court of appeal. The principal political parties are the Guianese Socialist Party and the Union for a Popular Movement. Other political parties include the Movement for Decolonization and Social Emancipation, the Guiana Democratic Forces, and Walwari, a leftist party whose founder Christiane Taubira served as minister of justice in the administration of French President François Hollande.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-09): French Guiana and its share of Amazonia offer so much to discover. Visitors fascinated by the mysteries of space could be lucky enough to witness a Soyuz or Vega launch. Nature lovers will surely be moved by the sight of leatherback sea turtles laying their eggs on the beach. And all party animals will want to be part of the French Guiana Carnival; it's the longest in the world! And that’s just for starters... Visits you cannot miss in French Guiana – Amazonia • Kaw Swamp Nature Reserve The Kaw Marsh site is the largest wetland in France. With its 94 700 hectares, it is the third natural reserve in the country, after that of the French Southern Territories (2 270 000 hectares) and that of Nouragues (100 000 hectares). [...] • The Amazonian Park of Guyana Among the ten national parks of France, the Amazonian Park of Guyana was created in 2007, on 34 000 km². It includes 5 municipalities, making it the largest national park in the European Union. It preserves a forest area with exceptional biodiversity and enhances the cultural heritage of the Amerindian, Bushinengue and Creole populations living there.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-19): French Guiana: a European presence in South America French Guiana is located on the north Atlantic coast of South America. Its growth is based on its exceptional geostrategic location, a qualified and competitive workforce, and an abundance of natural resources. Aerospace-related activity, which is centered on the Guiana Space Centre and a number of research centers, mean that French Guiana has the second-highest proportion of research jobs in all of France’s regions, just behind the Greater Paris region. [...] The Amazon rainforest covers 95% of French Guiana’s territory, amounting to more than eight million hectares. It comprises more than 1,200 species of trees, including numerous precious woods. The wood sector is one of the major economic activities.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-08-08): Urological Cancers in French Overseas Territories: A Population-Based Cancer Registry Pooled Analysis in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana (2007-2014) [...] Results: For prostate cancer, in Guadeloupe and Martinique, the WSI rates are among the highest in the world (173.0 and 164.5 per 100,000 person-years) and 94.4 in French Guiana. Mortality remains more than twice that observed in mainland France, at 23.0 in Guadeloupe and Martinique, and 16.9 in French Guiana. For bladder cancer, WSI rates were 5.9, 4.9 and 4.1 in men, and 1.9, 1.4 and 1.3 in women, in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique. WSM rates from bladder varied from 1.5 in French Guiana to 1.8 in Guadeloupe and 2.0 in Martinique in men. In women, it ranges from 0.2 in French Guiana to 0.5 in Guadeloupe and 1.1 in Martinique. Regarding kidney, WSI rates in men are 4.3 in Martinique, 5.2 in Guadeloupe and 6.1 in French Guiana, and 2.3, 2.5 and 3.4, respectively, in women. Mortality rates in men were 1.7 in Guadeloupe, 1.4 in Martinique, and 1.5 in French Guiana, while in women, rates were 0.8 in Guadeloupe and Martinique and 0.6 in French Guiana. All these rates are lower than in mainland France. [...] Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality in French Guiana: South American or French?J Gastrointest Cancer. 2022 Mar;53(1):204-210. doi: 10.1007/s12029-020-00572-z. Epub 2021 Jan 7. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2022. PMID: 33411259 Review.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-20): Export Animal Products to French Guiana (France and EU) This territory or region of France follows the same requirements for the import of animal-origin products as France. Please see the articles on France and the European Union for more information.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-06-10): After a month of making its way through mainland France, the Olympic Torch Relay arrived in French Guiana this Sunday to begin the chapter of the Ocean Relay. As a result, French Guiana became the first French overseas territory to welcome the Olympic Torch, for the first time in its history. It was a day with a wealth of symbols and breathtaking images, from the Amazon rainforest to the Atlantic coast, placing the spotlight on the beauty of the landscapes, heritage and local sources of pride, such as the space centre in Kourou. The French Federation for judo organised the day’s collective relay and many local celebrities took on the role of torchbearer, such as Lucie Décosse, Alicia Aylies and also Malia Metella, who lit the celebration cauldron at the end of the day in Cayenne. [...] The Olympic Torch Relay is continuing its journey to meet as many people as possible to open the celebrations of the Games. The overseas territories, which contribute so much to making France tick thanks to their champions, cultures and histories, are an integral part of the celebration. The first of them to enjoy the honour of welcoming the Olympic Torch was French Guiana, the only French land in South America. With a total surface area of 84,000 m2, it is the largest French overseas territory, located between the Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic coast. It boasts an exceptional variety of landscapes and a rich historical heritage, which the Olympic Torch Relay endeavoured to highlight throughout the day.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2012-11-16): French Guiana - Take normal security precautions [...] French Guiana - Tourism Committee of French Guiana [...] French Guiana is an overseas department of France. However, it is not part of the Schengen area.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-03-28): French Guiana is a French overseas territory located in the eastern Amazon, in South America. It shares a border to the west with Suriname, and to the east and south with Brazil. The area of the territory is 83,846 km². The population is estimated at 301,099 inhabitants (INSEE, 2023) living mainly in the capital of Cayenne and along the coast. More than 90% of the territory is covered by a dense equatorial forest representing 1% of the Amazon rainforest. The interior of the country is only accessible by plane or by canoe. During colonization (1604-1946), France applied the principle of "terra nullius" – vacant land owned by no one – to take over the lands of Indigenous Peoples. French Guiana has no longer officially been a colony since 1946 but it is still administered by the French government, which owns over 90% of the territory. [...] Indeed, French Guiana has strong development needs due to its high population growth (+2.1% per year). The territory is having to face many challenges concerning housing, food, transport and energy. These projects require the use of large areas of land, often at the expense of forest and protected areas. Indigenous Peoples are therefore demanding that the French government respect their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). To do this, they are using the mechanisms of the United Nations, such as in 2019 when they fought the "Montagne d’or" mining project.[4]
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-28): French Guiana, overseas territorial collectivity of France, situated on the northeastern coast of South America. French Guiana is bounded by Brazil to the south and east, Suriname to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast. The capital is Cayenne. Geologically, the rock underlying French Guiana forms part of the crystalline massif of the Guiana Highlands. Rivers—which flow generally northeastward, to the sea—have greatly eroded the massif, and most of French Guiana is low-lying. The Maroni River forms the French Guiana–Suriname border in the west, and the Oyapock River forms the border with Brazil in the east. The Tumuc-Humac Mountains in the south reach an elevation of 2,300 feet (700 metres). Recent alluvial deposits have formed a swampy coastal plain southeast of Cayenne. Older alluvial deposits form a savanna west of Cayenne. Dense tropical forests (mostly hardwoods) predominate outside the coastal plain and cover more than nine-tenths of the land area. [...] French Guiana has a developing market economy, patterned on that of metropolitan France and sustained by aid and technical assistance from France. A rocket-launching base at Kourou, used by the European Space Agency, is of great importance to the economy, accounting for about one-fourth of the country’s annual gross domestic product (GDP). Services, manufacturing, and construction are the largest sectors of the economy. The gross national income (GNI) per capita is among the highest in South America.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-01-01): EU country / Territories related with EU countries [...] Other countries or territories [...] Goods leaving to these these territories are subject to the export formalities and for VAT purposes are considered as transported outside the EU territory.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2017-04-10): French Guiana: The part of South America facing a total shutdown - Published [...] Despite being in South America, French Guiana remains part of France and has been paralysed by protests against a lack of investment from the mainland. [...] While Guyana and Suriname gained independence from their colonisers (the UK and the Netherlands respectively), French Guiana never has. It is classed as an overseas territory; its currency is the euro and its official language is French, although many also speak Creole.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-23): International Travel > Learn About Your Destination > French Guiana International Travel Information [...] Visit the Embassy of France website or the French government’s official visa information page for the most current visa information. Note that French Guiana is an overseas department of France but is not a part of the Schengen zone. [...] French Guiana is an overseas department of France. Demonstrations and strikes impacting transportation, including airports and roads, may occur. Reconfirm any domestic and/or international flight reservations if you are traveling during one of these events.
Claim: French Guiana is a territory of France (French Guiana, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): The outermost regions are islands, archipelagos and one land territory (French Guiana). They are located in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America and the Indian Ocean, and are home to close to 5 million EU citizens. Despite the thousands of kilometres separating them from the European continent, these regions are an integral part of the EU. Therefore, EU law and all the rights and duties associated with EU membership apply to the outermost regions. In accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), specific measures and provisions in EU legislation help these regions address the major challenges they face due to their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, as well as economic dependence on a reduced number of products. [...] The specific status granted to the outermost regions under Article 349 TFEU has led, since 2004, to European strategies that seek to address the challenges these regions face and to help explore their assets. The implementation of these strategies is based on a strong partnership between the European Commission, the outermost regions, and their Member States (France, Portugal and Spain).
Claim: Marouini River is a territory of Suriname (Marouini River, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-06): The Malani (Dutch: Marowijnekreek), also Marouini (Dutch: Marowini), is a river in the disputed area between French Guiana and Suriname. According to Suriname, it is the border river,[1] however France considers the Litani the border.[2] The river has its source at Pic Coudreau in the Tumuk Humak Mountains. It has its mouth at the confluence with the Litany at Antecume Pata and continues its journey as the Lawa River. The Malani has a length of 245 kilometres (152 mi).[3] Name [edit]The river is known in Suriname and the Netherlands as the Marowijnekreek.[1] It used to be called Marouini in France, however the Wayana name of Malani is becoming the accepted version.[4][3] The names Marouini and Marowijnekreek were also used in the past for the Lawa River.[5] [...] The Malani Ouest and the Malani are considered one river - ^ Francis Dupuy. "Un territoire, deux peuples : autochtonie, histoire, légitimité dans le sud-ouest de la Guyane" (PDF). Université de la Réunion. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2022.