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French Guiana is a country of pristine rainforests that has both the luck and misfortune of being colonized by France. It's the wealthiest region of this South American corner, meaning that everyone from Brazil to Suriname tries to cross its borders in the hope of high-paying jobs and decent unemployment benefits.
Yet the country lacks the smiling simplicity of its struggling neighbors. On one hand there is plenty of dramatic history and some of the most diverse plant and animal life in the world; on the other, it's heart seems held by a cold European rule uninterested in seeing the Guianese people flourish.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Guyane Française/French Guiana
Population
182,400
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
220/127V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: French
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -3
Country Dialing Code
+0594
Weights & Measures
Metric
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