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French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France in South America, bordering Suriname and Brazil. It has a tropical rainforest, a space centre, and a diverse population of indigenous and creole languages.
Overseas France consists of 13 French territories in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Oceans, South America and Antarctica. Learn about their history, status, population, administration and relations with France.
The territory includes the Crozet Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, and the Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands in the southern Indian Ocean near 43°S, 67°E, along with Adélie Land, the sector of Antarctica claimed by France. Adélie Land, named by the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville after his wife, covers about 432,000 km 2 (167,000 sq mi).
This web page shows a list of 248 countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, which is a system of six continental regions, 22 subregions, and two intermediary regions. The list includes UN member states, observer states, states in free association, non-sovereign dependencies, disputed territories, and Antarctica.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification map for South America [33] All of the world's major climate zones are present in South America. [34] The distribution of the average temperatures in the region presents a constant regularity from the 30° of latitude south, when the isotherms tend, more and more, to be confused with the degrees of latitude ...
This web page provides a comprehensive overview of the 12 sovereign states and 3 non-sovereign dependent territories in South America, with their names, flags, capitals, populations, areas, currencies, and legal statuses. It also explains the geography, history, and demographics of the continent.
The French West Indies are the parts of France located in the Caribbean islands, including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. Learn about the history of French colonization, the languages spoken in the region, and the cultural influences of other countries.
A table showing the types and numbers of administrative divisions used by countries and territories in South America. Includes provinces, states, regions, departments, districts, communes, and more.