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- eat cow-heel and iguana soup
-Devils Island, a prison camp (1852-1946) had brutal living conditions and resulted in the death of 90% of its prisoner population
-size of territory is about 32,253 sq. miles - a little bigger than the size of Scotland
-French have been inhabitants of French Guiana since 1624
-average life span is 77 years

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https://www.britannica.com/place/French-Guiana

https://apecsec.org/5-interesting-facts-about-french-guiana/

http://www.best-country.com/south_america/guiana/other_holiday
https://cherry-call.co.uk/blog/19-felicitous-facts-about-french-guiana/

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- French Guiana is governed by the French as a territorial collectivity of France and, is a 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.

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- French Guiana was originally awarded to France in 1667 by the Treaty of Breda which was between England, the Dutch Republic, France, and Denmark, and brought to an inconclusive end the second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–67).
- From 1852 until 1939, however, the French actually used this territory as a penal colony (used to exile prisoners and separate them by placing them in a remote location)

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Main economy: French Guiana has a developing market economy, 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 (GDP). Services, manufacturing, and construction are the largest categories of the economy. The gross national income (GNI) per capita is among the highest in South America.

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French Guiana’s cultural environment reflects the diverse background of the resident ethnic communities. Indigenous and African crafts, customs, and arts are all part of its culture . A distinctive mixed-Creole culture is noticeable in the urban areas. Léon Damas, a French Guianese poet, was a leader of the Negritude movement in the 1930s

Food: Caribbean and Creole foods are common as well as western foods, asian cuisines, and seafood

Shrimp is eaten often

Rice is eaten with most dishes

Popular drinks in French Guiana include: hot tea and fruit juice

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282,731 people (2017)

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- developing market economy
- 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 (GDP)
- Services, manufacturing, and construction are the largest categories of the economy
- The gross national income (GNI) per capita is among the highest in South America.

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Traditions: celebrate many holidays such as

New Years

Mardi Gras

Ash wednesday

Easter Monday

Victory Day (may 8th)

Abolition of Slavery (June)

Music : The music of French Guiana includes aléké, bigi pokoe, and bushee negro music. Surinamese music, especially kaseko, is also very popular in French Guiana

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- overseas department of France

on the northeastern coast of South America with Brazil to the south and east, Suriname to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast

Capital is cayenne

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Official language: French

Other spoken languages: Creole , Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Amer-Indian Language and English