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French Guiana (in French: la Guyane) is a French overseas department bordering Brazil and Surinam.

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Is Tahiti a department of france?

No. French Polynesia, of which Tahiti is the largest island, is an overseas country in France, not an overseas department. Therefore, its subdivisions, including Tahiti, are not departments.


Which country has sovereignty over the only large political unit on the south America continent that is not a country?

This political unit is French Guiana. It is an overseas department of France.


In what continent is France?

France is a quad-Continental with the islands Guadeloupe & Martinique in North America French Guiana is in South America Metropolitan France in Europe and Mayotte and Réunion are in Africa. These five French Overseas Departments are legally and administratively an integral part of France. France also has territory in Antarctica Oceania.


Where is Guadeloupe?

Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at Coordinates: , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres (629 sq. mi).[1] It is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe is also one of the twenty-six regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic since 2007.


What continent is France part of?

France is a quad-Continental with the islands Guadeloupe & Martinique in North America French Guiana is in South America Metropolitan France in Europe and Mayotte and Réunion are in Africa. These five French Overseas Departments are legally and administratively an integral part of France. France also has territory in Antarctica Oceania.

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Which country has sovereignty over large political unit on the south American continent that is not a country?

France has sovereignty over French Guiana. It is an overseas French department.


Which country has sovereignty over only large political unit on the south American continent that is not a country?

France has sovereignty over French Guiana. It is an overseas French department.


What is sovereignty witch country has sovereignty over the only large political unit on the south American continent that is not a country what is that unit?

You are referring to French Guiana (or Guyane). It is an overseas department of France.


What is the name of the French overseas department?

French Guiana's overseas department is France.


What is the name of the only conony on the south american continent?

The current surviving "colony" on South America is French Guiana, or Guyane. It is actually not a colony but an integral part of France and is an overseas department. This means it is considered as much a part of France as Metropolitan France.


What is the continent of reunion?

Réunion is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is an overseas department of France and is not considered part of any specific continent.


Where is the overseas department of France located in South America?

French Guiana is the overseas depatment of Franch located on the north eastern of the continent of South America next door to Suriname.


What is the name of the South American country that belongs to France?

French Guiana is a overseas department and region of France on the North Atlantic coast


The French overseas dept of Martinique?

Martinique is an overseas department of France.


What county Owens Guiana?

Guyane (or French Guiana) is a French overseas department in the continent of South America, thus belonging to the country of France.


Where was homosexuality illegal in 1907?

In 1907, there were very few countries where homosexuality legal. It would easier to list those countries.Homosexuality was legal in 1907 in the following 28 countries and dependent states:Mayotte (overseas department of France)Réunion (overseas department of France)Saint Pierre et Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)Saint Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France)Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France)MexicoEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasDominican RepublicGuadeloupe (overseas department of France)Martinique (overseas department of France)ArgentinaBrazilFrench GuianaParaguayPerúSurinameJapanVietnamAndorraItalyBelgiumFranceLuxembourgMonacoNetherlandsAmerican Samoa


What is the continent of la reunion?

La Réunion is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is an overseas department of France and does not belong to a specific continent, but it is often grouped with the African continent due to its proximity to Africa.