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 * French Guiana**



[|National Anthem]//:// "La Marseillaise"

Press Play for National Anthem >>>

Verse I Arise you children of the motherland, The day of glory has arrived! Against us tyranny Has raised its bloodied banner, (1) Do you hear, in the fields The howling of these fearsome soldiers? They are coming into your midst (2) To slit the throats of your sons and consorts! Chorus To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let us march, let us march! May impure blood Soak our fields' furrows! Verse II What does this horde of slaves, Traitors, and plotting kings want? For whom these vile chains These long-prepared irons? Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrage, What fury it must arouse! It is us they dare plan To return to the old slavery! Chorus Verse III What! These foreign cohorts! They would make laws in our homes! What! These mercenary phalanxes Would cut down our proud warriors! Good Lord! By chained hands Our brow would yield under the yoke The vile despots would become The masters of our destiny! Chorus Verse IV Tremble, tyrants and traitors The shame of all good men, Tremble! Your parricidal schemes Will receive their just reward, Against you we are all soldiers If our young heroes fall, The earth will bear new ones, Ready to join the fight against you! Chorus Verse V Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors Bear or hold back your blows! Spare these sad victims That they may regret taking up arms against us, But not these bloody despots, These accomplices of Bouillé, All these tigers who mercilessly Ripped out their mothers' breast! Chorus Verse VI Sacred patriotic love Lead [and] support our avenging arms Liberty, cherished liberty, Fight back with your defenders Under our flags, let victory Hurry to your manly tone So that your enemies, in their last breath See your triumph and our glory! Chorus Verse VII (Children's Verse) We shall enter the career (3) When our elders will no longer be there, There we shall find their dust And the mark of their virtues. Much less jealous of surviving them Than of sharing their coffins, We shall have the sublime pride Of avenging or following them! Chorus

[|Relative Location]: French Guiana is in Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
 * Location**



[|Capital]- Cayenne Cayenne's [|absolute] location is 57 degrees and 9 ft. north and 2 degrees 9ft. west. Major [|Cities]- Saul, Saint-Georges, Kourou, Degrad des Cannes, and Saint-Laurentdu Maroni


 * Place**

[|Physical Features]: French Guiana has a narrow coastal strip of land near the Atlantic Ocean. To the south is mostly uninhabited jungle. In the central parts of French Guiana is a slightly higher elevation of land along with the Tumac-Humac Mountain Range.

The [|Iles de Salut] is an archipelego off the coast of French Guiana One of the most popular islands is Devil's Island.

Sinnarmary > Conte River > River

< Approuage River

[|Climate]: French Guiana has a tropical climate with little temperature variation throughout the year. It is generally hot and humid in French Guiana.

Cayenne, French Guiana [|weather forecast]: ( from Jan.31 to Feb.6 ) Cultural pictures of people in French Guiana:
 * **Today [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/showers.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**82 ºF 76 ºF || **Tomorrow [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/showers.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**83 ºF 76 ºF || **Fri [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/mostly_sunny.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**83 ºF 75 ºF || **Sat [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/mostly_sunny.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**83 ºF 76 ºF || **Sun [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/mostly_sunny.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**83 ºF 76 ºF || **Mon [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/partly_cloudy.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**83 ºF 75 ºF || **Tue [[image:http://sp.ask.com/i/j/ask/weather/weather_sm/mostly_sunny.gif width="30" height="30" align="center"]]**84 ºF 76 ºF ||

Women in cultural dresses ^^^

Men playing a popular game called cock-fighting ^^^

Market Day in French Guiana ^^^

^^^ Musicians playing on the streets of French Guiana

[|Devil's Island]: ( Cultural Importance ) Devil's Island served as a penal settlement from 1852 to 1946. The settlement was very unhealthful and many prisoners died while there. Only few prisoners ever escaped, so Devil's Island was often seen as a place of no return. Those who tried to escape the island by swimming through the Maroni River were aften eaten by paranhas. This penal colony was known as one of the toughest colonies in history.

Cell blocks on Devil's Island ^^^

[|Government leaders]: Chief of State- President Jaques Chirac, Head of Government: President of the General Council- Pierre Desert

Government building in Cayenne ^^^


 * Facts About French Guiana**

12% East Indian, Chinese, Ameridian, 10% other
 * [|Currency]: the euro ( EUR )
 * [][|Population]:199,509 ( July 2006 estimate)
 * [|Major Languages]: French is the official language but French
 * Guianese and Ameridian are also spoken
 * [|Major Religions]: Roman Catholic
 * [|Life Expectancy for Males]: 73 yrs. ( 2006 estimate)
 * [|Life Expectancy for Females]: 80 yrs. ( 2006 estimate)
 * [|Literacy Rate]: 83%
 * [|Major Ethnic Groups]: 66% Black or Malutto, 12% White,


 * More Facts**
 * [|Total Area]: 35,135 square miles
 * [|Coastline]: 235 miles
 * [|Land]: 34,421 square miles
 * [|Water]: 714 square miles
 * [|Area Comparative]: Slighlty smaller than India
 * [|Forest and woodland] cover about 90% of French Guiana.
 * [|Unemployment Rate]: 19.2% ( since 2003 )
 * [|51,000] people have telephones.
 * [|138,200] people have cell phones.
 * There are [|38.000] internet users.

[|Timeline]: 1604 - French Guiana is first settled by the French. 1676 - Cayenne is taken over by the Dutch, and later retaken by France. 1787 to 1799 - French Guiana is used as a penal colony for Fance. 1799 to 1815 - The British and Portuguese occupy French Guiana. 1815 - Frence regains control of French Guiana. 1947 - French Guiana becomes and overseas department of France. 1951 - The penal colonies in French Guiana are ended. 1968 - A rocket launching base is set in Kourou. 1974 - French Guiana becomes an administratative region of France.

[|Rainforest]: The rain forest is located in the southern parts of French Guiana. The rainforest in French Guiana ^^^

[|Major Exported Resource]: Shrimp

[|Flight Cost]: $1594.80 for one adult, coach class, round-trip. This trip includes an American Airlines trip from New York to San Juan, a connecting flight on American Airlines from San Juan to Fort de France, and a final connecting flight on Air France from Fort de France to Cayenne.

French Guiana has been ruled by these [|foreign countries]
 * France
 * Holland
 * Britian
 * Portugal

The [|Latin American region] that French Guiana is located in is South America. [|Hemispere]: French Guiana is located in the North Western hemispheres.

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