Introduction
Unlike most of the South American continent, French Guiana continues to be fully integrated into the sovereign nation of France 🇫🇷, though transplanted overseas from Europe into South America and with Caribbean customs associated with the region. While the capital of French Guiana is located at Cayenne, Paris on the European mainland continues to maintain a level of influence in the entirety of the French Overseas Territories—even French Guiana.
Geography
With the Amazon located nearby to the south and west, the southern portion of French Guiana is very sparsely settled, if at all, with tropical diseases continuing to impact the entirety of the mainland nation. While the vast majority of the population of French Guiana resides along the coastal portion of the mainland of the territory, the general population continues to identify the region as strictly Caribbean, rather than continental, nonetheless.
