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First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (collectively known as Devil's Island) until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou. It is the only portion of South America still governed by an overseas nation.
Climate
Tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation.Landscape
Low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains, mostly an unsettled wilderness.Vaccination against yellow fever is necessary.
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