French Guinea Research Paper

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The absolute location of French Guinea is 4 north and 53 west. It is located to the left and above Brazil, and to the right of Surinam. It is slightly larger than Indiana with a population of 277,316 people, in 1950 it was only 25,479. Guyana has 3 main types of transport; normal buses, Air links, and taxi boats. The average year round temperature is 85° Fahrenheit. The people of French guinea are new world Native American, African, and European descent, and some Asian, like most of North and South America. French Guiana main religion is Roman Catholic the main language spoke in French Guiana is well, French. French Guinea means “Land of many waters”. Guyana has an island just off of its coast called Devil’s Island, there is many types of animals who live here as well as plants. …show more content…
The area of French Guiana is mainly tropical forest which cover 30,000.1727 square miles, but it also has low coastal plains, hills, and small mountains. Kourou’s Spaceport is one of the biggest job bringers and money maker in French Guiana. Industry is centered on the spaceport and an estimated 24% of the population work directly or indirectly in jobs connected with the space industry. (Kourou is a city located near the top right corner of the country, near the

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