It was last updated on 2 June 2023 Dense equatorial forests, colonial towns and a major space centre are among the faces of French Guiana, a region of France on the north-east coast of South America.

Explore a hypothetical scenario where Brazil attempts to seize French Guiana from France. This analysis compares military ...

In 2022, the French authorities carried out more than 1,000 patrols in the Guiana forest against illegal gold mining, seizing 59 kilograms (130 pounds) of mercury and five kilograms of gold ...

Speaking on Sunday during a visit to French Guiana, a French territory that borders Suriname and Brazil, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said the facility would house drug kingpins and radical ...

As the name suggests, French Guiana is a French-owned overseas territory, but it is almost ten thousand miles from its administrative nation. The territory is 7,086 kilometres (4,403 miles ...