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  French Guiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
French Guiana consists of three main geographical regions: a coastal strip where the majority of the people live, then dense, near-inaccessible rainforest, which gradually rises to the modest peaks of the Tumac-Humac mountains along the Brazilian frontier.
French Guiana's population of 195,506 (July 2005 est.), most of whom live along the coast, is very ethnically diverse.
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 French Guiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
French Guiana (French: Guyane) is an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
As an integral part of France, French Guiana is part of the European Union, the largest part in area outside Europe and the only part outside Europe that is not an island (other than the small Spanish towns of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa).
French Guiana is located on the North Atlantic coast of South America.
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 French Guiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Guiana or French Guiana (French Guyane or Guyane française) is an overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
As an integral part of France, French Guiana is part of the European Union, the largest part in area outside Europe and the only part outside Europe that is not an island (other than the small towns of Ceuta and Melilla).
French Guiana is located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
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 French Guiana - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
French Guiana (French: Guyane) is an overseasdépartement (département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, locatedon the Caribbean coast of South America.
First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penalsettlements (see Devil's Island) until 1951.
As an integral part of France, French Guiana is part of the EuropeanUnion, the largest part in area outside Europe and the only part outside Europethat is not an island (other than the small Spanish towns of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa).
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 French Guiana Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
History: French Guiana was discovered by the Spanish in 1496, who established a few settlements in 1503 and 1504.
French Guiana was finally given French Overseas Department status in 1946, under which the territory effectively became an integral part of the French nation.
Government: As an Overseas Department, French Guiana is represented by one member of the Senate and one member of the National Assembly in France.
www.columbusguides.com /data/guf/guf580.asp   (480 words)

  
 French Guiana Currency
French Guiana is a French Overseas Department located in the northeast coast of South America.
French Guiana is in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname.
French Guiana has a rich history, and its young population is composed of many ethnic cultures.
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 French Guiana (Fr.) - Atlas Travel Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The results of the census of French Guiana, taken on March 8, 1999, have been...
Categories: Special territories of the EU, French Guiana] French Guiana ((The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French : Guyane) is an overseas (Click link for...
French Guiana Travel Notes -- French Guiana is located on the north-eastern coast of South America...
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 Of french guiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
FRENCH GUIANA (90.6%) The rainforests of French Guiana are still largely unexploited and sparsely populated.
French Guiana (French: Guyane) is The capital is Cayenne.
French Guiana (Guyane Française) is an over seas department of France and is situated on the continent of South America.
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 A 'different' French Guiana - Travel - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
JOSEPH ISLAND, French Guiana -- Thick tropical vines wrap around rusty jail bars, and trees grow inside cells in the 19th-century prison on this far-flung island off South America -- a relic of French Guiana's dark past as a penal colony where thousands of prisoners died of disease.
Their history haunts the French Guianese, who are eager for the world to discover their vast rain forests and eclectic culture of European lifestyles fused with the many traditions brought by Caribbean, Asian and South American immigrants.
The French government spends $2.2 million a year to shed that image, producing brochures and buying television commercials that show off jungles filled with jaguars and monkeys, beaches where huge tortoises waddle out of the surf, and fishermen whisking piranhas out of rivers.
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In the last 15 years the "gold rush" in the Guianas — Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana — has led tens of thousands to work in small-scale gold mining when Brazilian "garimpeiros," as the informal gold miners are called, headed north, hoping to strike gold.
In the Guianas, approximately 40,000 kilos (1.29 million ounces) of gold is mined annually, meaning that approximately the same amount of mercury is released into the environment, polluting ecosystems, air, soil, sediment, water, animals, food chains and ultimately humans.
In many villages along the rivers in the Guianas, fish is an important food and source of protein.
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 meaning of french guiana flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
France has six overseas departments: FRENCH GUIANA in...
Guiana is the French flag, as French Guiana is a French overseas department.
FRENCH GUIANA French Guiana is an overseas department (administrative district) of France on...
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 Amerindians of French Guiana
The substitution of a word for another and the present efforts made by various actors to validate and impose or, on the contrary, to discredit the use of the expression ‘chef coutumier’ are associated with the history of the relations between the Kali'na society and the global society and its institutions.
Caribe (Kalihna, Carib, Cariña, Kalinya, Galibi), Spoken In Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, French Guyana:
Encyclopaedia Brittanica: The Maroni River, between Suriname and French Guiana.
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 French Guiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (see (Click link for more info and facts about Devil's Island) Devil's Island) until 1951.
French Guiana is located on the (That part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator) North Atlantic coast of (A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama) South America.
The (Click link for more info and facts about European Space Agency) European Space Agency launches its (Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon) satellites from (Click link for more info and facts about Centre Spatial Guyanais) Centre Spatial Guyanais, (Click link for more info and facts about Kourou) Kourou.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fr/French_Guiana.htm   (625 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Country profiles | Regions and territories: French Guiana
Dense equatorial forests, colonial towns and a major space centre are among the varied faces of French Guiana, a region of France on the north-east coast of South America.
The French social security system is in force, and large subsidies from Paris help to prop up the economy.
Outbreaks of street violence in the 1990s, fuelled in part by high levels of youth unemployment, were also seen as manifestations of tension between the region and Paris.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/3516572.stm   (347 words)

  
 Politics of French Guiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Politics of French Guiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_french_guiana.htm   (291 words)

  
 French Guiana - about French Guiana
Lessons of French and accommodation in Paris, on the French Riviera (Cote d'Azur), on the Atlantic Coast or in Provence, for adults, teens and kids, or teachers of French as a foreign language
French language school in France specialized in teaching French to non French speakers of all ages, levels and interests.
We offer a quality French immersion for both adults and children in your family, whilst giving you as a family the time and freedom to get to know and enjoy Paris as well as the French Riviera.
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 The Political Graveyard: French Guiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.
The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.
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 CNN.com - French Guiana space center axes 400 jobs - Mar. 10, 2003
The French space center here is cutting about 400 jobs, one-fourth of its workforce, as it faces a decreased demand for commercial satellite launches, a top official said Monday.
Last year, 12 European Ariane rockets were launched from the French Guiana base carrying satellites.
The space program is the predominant economic force in French Guiana, currently employing about 1,600 people and generating spin-off jobs for thousands of others.
cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/03/10/guiana.space.ap   (231 words)

  
 French Guiana - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 1 : The Northern Neotropics: Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana (Eisenberg, John F//Mammals of the Neotropics)
Isle of the damned; twenty years in a penal colony of French Guinea [i.e.
Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to Rockets in French Guiana
www.unipedia.info /Gf.html   (313 words)

  
 French Guiana (overseas department of France) Introduction 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural ...
French Guiana (overseas department of France) Introduction 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
French Guiana (overseas department of France) Introduction 2000
Background: First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951.
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 French Guiana
The french space agency, CNES was set up by the French government in 1961.
CNES is a Public Industrial and Commercial Establishment, in charge of the development of French space activities.
In 1964, CNES opened the French Guiana Space Centre which has remained a major worldwide launching site for space operations.
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 Find in a Library: French and West Indian : Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
French and West Indian : Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana today
West Indies, French -- Civilization -- 20th century.
WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
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 Government, Politics, Law : French Guiana : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to French Guiana is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/fg/).
Provides an overview of the government and political parties of French Guiana.
Serves as a portal to the services and structure of the State in French Guiana.
www.loc.gov /rr/international/hispanic/f_guiana/resources/f_guiana-government.html   (225 words)

  
 French Guiana
Descriptions of the country, wildlife, geography, history and plants of French Guiana from Bonnie Hamre, your guide to South America...(Continue Reading)
French Guiana travel planner contains everything you need to know to plan a trip to French Guiana including top attractions, hotels, transportation, tours, maps, geography, articles, features, history,and resources to learn about French Guiana...(Continue Reading)
Geography and maps of the French colony of French Guiana in South America....(Continue Reading)
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 Russia Will Use French Guiana Station for Soyuz Launchings | RosbaltNews.COM
Russia and France will sign an agreement next week for launchings of the Russian space station Soyuz from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana.
As reported today by the Department of Government Information, the announcement came from Boris Aleshin, deputy chief of administration, after his meeting with Philippe Busquin, a commissioner of the European Commission.
With elections just around the corner, the political system that President Vladimir Putin has helped to build is beginning to show that Russia's 'stability' is in fact a house of cards built on false and illusory assumptions.
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 Regional / South America / French Guiana - My Personal HOME PAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
My Personal Directory : Regional : South America : French Guiana
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French Guiana category powered by Free PHP ODP Script © Site Directory
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 Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /South America /French Guiana /
officially DEPARTMENT OF GUIANA, French GUYANE, or DÉPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE, overseas département of France, situated on the northeastern coast of South America.
French Guiana, sheet 04 - Map / Chart / Atlas / Street Directory - French Guiana
In the mid-19th century, the French government set out to reduce prison costs at home by sloughing off undesirables by way of their colonies.
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 French Guiana Government 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
French Guiana Government 1997 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
elections: representative of the French Government appointed by the president ofFrance on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils,who vote on party lines
Legislative branch unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members areelected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral RegionalCouncil or Conseil Regional (31 seats; members are elected by popular voteto serve six-year terms)
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 French Polynesia encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, French Polynesia politics and officials, French Polynesian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
French Polynesia encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, French Polynesia politics and officials, French Polynesian History.
The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century.
President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Gaston FLOSSE
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