French Guiana is the second-largest region in France, being approximately one-seventh the size of metropolitan France, and the largest outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi). About half of its residents live in its capital, Cayenne.

Frans-Guyana (Frans: Guyane of Guyane française, Guyaans Creools: Lagwiyann) is een Frans overzees departement aan de noordkust van Zuid-Amerika. Het is het grootste gebied van de Europese Unie buiten Europa. Het grenst in het westen aan Suriname en wordt verder omsloten door de Braziliaanse deelstaat Amapá.

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. Oyapock River The Oyapock River, which forms the border between French Guiana and Brazil.

French Guiana is a remote region of France covered in thick jungle and wilderness, although you'll also find colonial architecture, eerie prison-camp history and some of the world's most diverse plant and animal life here.

Frans-Guyana is een unieke vakantiebestemming die vooral op papier bij Frankrijk hoort, met brulapen en jaguars, oude inheemse dorpen en meer soorten bomen dan in heel Europa bij elkaar. – Oppervlakte: 83.534 vierkante kilometer (twee keer zo groot als Nederland). – Inwoneraantal: 294.071 (2021).

French Guiana is an overseas French department and region in the Amazonia region of South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname.

2023年12月16日 · 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.

Het overzeese departement Frans-Guyana is de oosterbuur van Suriname en bestaat grotendeels uit Amazonewoud: een fascinerend land om te ontdekken. Ruimtevaartfans kennen het misschien als lanceerplaats voor de Ariane, Soyouz en Vega-raketten. Natuurliefhebbers bekijken liever hoe de lederschildpad er haar eieren legt.

Rumours online proclaim that in 1498, French Guiana was visited by Europeans when Christopher Columbus sailed to the Guiaiean coast, which he named the "Land of Pariahs". Columbus had actually sailed to the coast of Venezuela from Trinidad, and he named the coastline “Ysla Sancta”, as from his view the far away coast appeared to be an island.

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.