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   3 hours ago · The northernmost signals in South America were in British Guiana (now Guyana) and Dutch Guiana or Surinam (now Suriname), both on the Atlantic coast. 9.1 Georgetown, British Guiana. A red time ball at Demerara (Georgetown) in British Guiana was listed from 1880 to 1939.

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   Where is French Guiana located?

   • It consists of two main geographical regions: a coastal strip where the majority of the people live, and dense, near-inaccessible rainforest which gradually rises to the modest peaks of the Tumuc-Humac mountains along the Brazilian frontier. French Guiana's highest peak is Bellevue de l'Inini in Maripasoula (851 m, 2,792 ft).

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   Why is French Guiana a 'gateway' to Europe?

   • In recent years, French Guiana has seen an increase in Syrian refugees trying to escape the Syrian Civil War. For them and other groups of migrants, the majority arriving from other South American, Caribbean and Middle Eastern countries (especially Cuba, Yemen, and Palestine), its status as French territory makes it a "gateway" to Europe.

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   How many people live in French Guiana?

   • Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 7 ] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi), [ 3 ] and is inhabited by 295,385 people (Jan. 2024 estimate). [ 5 ]

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   Is French Guiana a new migrant gateway to France?

   • "French Guiana: A new migrant gateway to France buckles under pressure". Retrieved 26 December 2021. ^ Thebia, Boris (3 February 2021). "In a French outpost in South America, no secret EU gateway for fleeing Cubans". Retrieved 26 December 2021. ^ Palmerlee, Danny (2007). South America. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74104-443-0. ^ INSEE.

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   How many metropolitan areas are there in French Guiana?

   • There are three metropolitan areas (as defined by INSEE) in French Guiana. These are Cayenne, which covers 6 communes (Cayenne, Remire-Montjoly, Matoury, Macouria, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, and Roura), [ 54 ] Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, made up of the namesake commune, and Kourou, which covers 2 communes (Kourou and Sinnamary). [ 55 ]

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   When did Guiana become a colony?

   • The first French establishment is recorded in 1503, but France did not establish a durable presence until colonists founded Cayenne in 1643. Guiana was developed as a slave society, where planters imported Africans as enslaved labourers on large sugar and other plantations.

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   1 day ago · French Guiana[a] is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km 2 (32,000 sq mi) [1][2][6] and a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi). [2] As of ...

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   1 day ago · Georgetown > Distance from Conrad to Georgetown Guyana 3026.61 mi - 4870.86 km > Capital Cities Close to Georgetown Guyana GeoCords - Latitude:6.8 - Longitude: -58.1667 : SE: 25. Paramaribo > Distance from Conrad to Paramaribo Suriname 3171.95 mi - 5104.76 km > Capital Cities Close to Paramaribo Suriname GeoCords - Latitude:5.8333 - Longitude ...

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