French Guiana is not a separate territory but is both an overseas région and overseas department of France, with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland. The administrative center is Cayenne.
France is divided into 18 administrative regions, which are traditionally divided between 13 metropolitan regions, located on the European continent, and 5 overseas regions, located outside the European continent. The 13 metropolitan regions are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments, while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as "overseas departments". The current legal concept of region was adopted in 1982, and in 2016 what had been 27 regions was reduced to 18. The overseas regions should not be confused the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status.
The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word Guayanas, are a region in north-eastern South America which includes the following three territories:
Antoine Karam served as the President of the Regional Council of French Guiana, a région d'outre-mer of France, from 1992 to 2010.
Saint-Georges is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. It lies on the Oyapock River, opposite the Brazilian town of Oiapoque. The town contains a town hall, a French Foreign Legion detachment and some hotels.
The Guianese Socialist Party is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America.
Remire-Montjoly is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located on the northeast coast of South America.
The following is a list of the 19 former cantons of the French Guiana department, an overseas department of France, sorted by arrondissement. The cantons were abolished in 2015, when the Assembly of French Guiana replaced the General Council of French Guiana and the Regional Council of French Guiana.
Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport is French Guiana's main international airport. It is located near the commune of Matoury, 13 km (8 mi) southwest of French Guiana's capital city of Cayenne. It is managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of French Guyana.
Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
The French Guiana Honor Division is the top football league in French Guiana. It was created in 1962 and is headed by the Ligue de Football de Guyane. 12 teams participate in this league. The 11th- and 12th-placed teams are relegated to the French Guiana Promotion of Honor.
Brazil–France relations refers to bilateral relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Republic.
Cayenne, currently the capital of French Guiana, was a hotly contested area between French and Dutch colonizers in the 17th century. In 1615, Theodore Claessen founded a Dutch colony at Cayenne, but it seems to have perished quickly. Another expedition to found a settlement at Cayenne left Flushing in 1626, under the captaincy of Claude Prevost.
A referendum on becoming an overseas territory was held in French Guiana on 10 January 2010. The proposal was rejected by 70% of voters, with a turnout of 48%. A simultaneous referendum was rejected in Martinique.
Rodolphe Alexandre is a French political figure from French Guiana. The former Mayor of Cayenne, he is president of the Guiana Assembly, the deliberative assembly of French Guiana, since its establishment on 1 January 2016.
The Regional Council of French Guiana was the elected assembly, or regional council of French Guiana.
The Ligue d'Athlétisme de la Guyane (LAG) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in French Guiana. Last president was Daniel Lapompe-Paironne. He was replaced by Gaëtan Tariaffe.
The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum. It is usually a moderately hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes. Cayenne peppers are a group of tapering, 10 to 25 cm long, generally skinny, mostly red-colored peppers, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin, which hang from the bush as opposed to growing upright. Most varieties are generally rated at 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units.
