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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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French Guiana is a country on the north coast of South America. It has a total area of 91,000 km2. The climate is tropical; hot and humid with little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains. Natural resources are bauxite, timber, gold (which is widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin and fish. The religion is predominantly Roman Catholic and the language is French.
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Guiana is the north east part of South America which includes French Guiana, Guyana and Surinam.
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The Iles Du Salut are three small islands off the coast of French Guiana once used as a penal settlement.
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The Kourou is a river in French Guiana.
Kourou is the second-largest settlement in French Guiana. A satellite- launching station was established near
Kourou in 1967.
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Arawak is a language spoken in Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela.
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Aukan is a language spoken in Suriname and French Guiana. Aukan is an English-based creole language that formed among the escaped slaves who formed a society in the region.
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Emerillon is a Tupi language spoken in southern French Guiana.
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Palikur is a Maipuran language spoken in Brazil and French Guiana.
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Saramaccan is a language spoken in Suriname and French Guiana.
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