General information

• Gabe's French Guiana with information and many photos

• French Guiana at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)

• US Consular Information Sheet

• CIA World Factbook entry on French Guiana

Other

• Ethnologue French Guiana page

• Silvolab Guyanae - scientific interest group in French Guiana

• Article on separatism in French Guiana

• About.com French Guiana travel site

• Status of Forests in French Guiana

• French Guiana photo gallery

• French Guiana image gallery

• Photo gallery

• Map of French Guiana

• Officials reports, thesis, scientific papers about French Guiana (fr)

• The IRD's database AUBLET2 stores information about botanical specimens collected in the Guianas, mainly in French Guiana

• Florent Malouda, French international football player.

• Henri Charrière, an escaped French convict, imprisoned in and around French Guiana from 1933 to 1945.

• Malia Metella, French swimmer, SC European Championships 2004: 1st 100m free.

• Bernard Lama, former French international football player.

• Cyrille Regis, former West Bromwich Albion and England player.

• Léon Damas, Francophone poet widely notated for his influence on the literary movement known as la négritude

Main article: Geography of French Polynesia

The islands of French Polynesia have a total land area of 4,167 square kilometres (1,622 sq. mi) scattered over 2,500,000 square kilometres (965,255 sq. mi) of ocean.

It is made up of several groups of islands, the largest and most populated of which is Tahiti.

The island groups are:

• Austral Islands

• Bass Islands often considered part of the Austral Islands

• Gambier Islands often considered part of the Tuamotu Archipelago

• Marquesas Islands

• Society Islands (including Tahiti)

• Tuamotu Archipelago

Aside from Tahiti, important atolls and islands, and island groups in French Polynesia include Ahe, Bora Bora, Hiva `Oa, Huahine, Maiao, Maupiti, Mehetia, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tetiaroa, Tubuai, and Tupai.

Main article: Administrative divisions of French Polynesia

French Polynesia has five administrative subdivisions (French: subdivisions administratives):

• Windward Islands (French: (les) Îles du Vent or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles du Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)

• Leeward Islands (French: (les) Îles Sous-le-Vent or officially la subdivision administrative des Îles Sous-le-Vent) (the two subdivisions administratives Windward Islands and Leeward Islands are part of the Society Islands)

• Marquesas Islands (French: (les) (Îles) Marquises or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Marquises)

• Austral Islands (French: (les) (Îles) Australes or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Australes) (including the Bass Islands)

• Tuamotu-Gambier (French: (les) (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier or officially la subdivision administrative des (Îles) Tuamotu-Gambier) (the Tuamotus and the Gambier Islands)

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