French Guiana, (French: Guyane française) is a French departmenr in the Amazonia region of South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname.
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First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (collectively known as Devil's Island) until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou. It is the only portion of mainland South America still governed by an overseas nation.