maps of french guiana

The maps of French Guiana point to the fact of its presence in the northern coasts of South America. French Guiana maps an area of around 83,534 square kilometer,. The form of government here is presidential. Its prefecture is Cayenne.

Like the name suggests it is an overseas territory of France. Earlier this place had also been taken by the Portuguese who had staked claim to this land.
The economy of this place is totally depended on France; it looks forward to France for all its subsidies, trade and goods. The main industry in the country is fishing, gold mining and timber.

The space centre in this country accounts for twenty five percent of the countries economy. Agriculture is undeveloped and generally restricted to the coastal areas. However eco tourism is growing in this country. Un employment is a major problem in this country and the percentage is about 20 to 30 percent.

This country is also a part of the European Union and is the only land mass of such size to be so. For those with travel maps of French Guiana have the entire country open for Eco tourism and one can also visit Kourou to see the space station or head to the beach directly.