The Department of Guiana, or (
French Guiana) is an overseas Department of
France. First settled by the French in
1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until
1951. The [European Space Agency]
? launches its communication satellites from Kourou
?.
The capital is Cayenne?.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.
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