The USA is in the Western Hemisphere region of the World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
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The world association which Girl Scouts of the USA belongs to is
called the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS). So, depending on the member organization, they are
usually called Girl Guides or Girl Scouts.
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Lady scouts
In other countries, they are known as Guides or Girl Guides.
The international organization is called the World Association
of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
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The organizational counterpart would be Scouts or Boy
Scouts.
Girl Guides and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts are a female based organization.
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According to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS) web site, Girl Guiding was introduced in France in
1921.