French Guiana
South American France
French Guiana is an overseas territory of France on the northeastern coast of South America, bordered by Brazil and Suriname.
Unlike most of South America, it uses the euro and is part of the European Union.
The European Space Agency launches rockets from its coast.
The prison on Devil's Island in French Guiana once held Alfred Dreyfus.
French Guiana penal colony
- Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- coastal wetlandsSaturated shoreline ecosystems
- gold depositsConcentrated precious metal formations
Distinct unit within organization
- euroShared continental currency
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- gendarmerieMilitary unit doing police work
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
Paris · colonial history · assimilation · social benefits · metropole · administrative region · overseas territory
Multinational body exploring cosmos
- spaceportSpacecraft launch facility
- satellite launchSending spacecraft to orbit
- launch padRocket departure platform
- SoyuzRussian crewed spacecraft
mission control · aerospace industry · launch window · payload · ESA · space tourism
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- tribesAncestral social groups
anaconda · piranha · macaw · toucan · capybara · tapir · jaguar · caiman
Life found nowhere else
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
habitats · wildlife · preservation · biome · leatherback turtles · scarlet ibis · poison dart frog · giant otter
Fused language, stabilized
- AmerindianIndigenous American person
- MaroonBrownish-red hue
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
- cassava breadFlatbread from tropical tuber
traditional dance · multilingual · immigrant communities · cultural fusion
Devil's Island
French Guiana penal colony
- Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- coastal wetlandsSaturated shoreline ecosystems
department
Distinct unit within organization
- euroShared continental currency
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- gendarmerieMilitary unit doing police work
European Union · Paris · colonial history · assimilation · social benefits · metropole · administrative region · overseas territory
European Space Agency
Multinational body exploring cosmos
- spaceportSpacecraft launch facility
- satellite launchSending spacecraft to orbit
- launch padRocket departure platform
Soyuz · mission control · aerospace industry · launch window · payload · ESA · space tourism
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- indigenousOriginating in a region
tribes · anaconda · piranha · macaw · toucan · capybara · tapir · jaguar · caiman · howler monkey
endemic species
Life found nowhere else
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
conservation · habitats · wildlife · preservation · biome · leatherback turtles · scarlet ibis · poison dart frog · giant otter · national reserves
Creole
Fused language, stabilized
- AmerindianIndigenous American person
- MaroonBrownish-red hue
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
cassava bread · traditional dance · multilingual · immigrant communities · cultural fusion
- AmericasNorth America, Barbados, Argentina, Canada, Brazil
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
- Brazil bordersArgentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru
- France geographyregions, departments, provinces, communes, cantons
- FrancophoneParis, Haitian Creole, bonjour, merci, bilingual
France, French, Francophone, Frenchman, Frenchwoman, Frenchmen, Frenchwomen, Frenchness