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Guyane (dependent state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 04 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 4.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 053 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -53.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The area now known as French Guiana was first explored by Spain in the early 16th century. French merchants and the Dutch arrived in the early 17th century. The inhabitants became French citizens in the 19th century. Off of the coast, French Guiana housed the infamous penal institution Devil's Island. The population comprises mainly Creoles, Europeans, Amerindians & Africans. The official language is French, though Creole patois, Sranan and Amerindian languages are spoken outside the towns. |
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| Guyane (preferred,C,V)
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| French Guiana (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Guyane française (C,V)
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| Département de la Guyane (C,V)
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| Département de la Guyane française (C,V)
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| La Guyane française (C,V)
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| Department of Guiana (C,O)
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| Frans Guyana (C,O)
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| Französisch-Guyana (C,O)
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| Guiana Francesca (C,O)
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| GUF (C,O,ISO3L)
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| GF (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO254 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| FG00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| French Guianese (C,V)
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Guyane (dependent state) (P) |
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Guyane (dependent state) (P) |
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| dependent state (preferred, C) |
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awarded to France in Treaty of Breda in 1667 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| overseas department (C) |
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of France, established 1946 |
| colony (H) |
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Cayenne .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, South America, Guyane) [7005770] |
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