What if the French Guiana became independent?

This would be disasterous for French Guiana, which is why there's no serious movement for complete independence there. It's also unlikely. read more

In fact, French Guiana (you can't call it a country, for reasons that are about to become clear) is located on the malarial northern coast of South America, between Surinam to the north-west and Brazil to the south. The added twist for this impoverished, malarial land is that it is technically part of France. read more

Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country. With a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 sq mi), French Guiana is the second-largest region of France and the largest outermost region within the European Union. read more

Ok they based their Space program there but only because of the geographical location of French Guiana (close to the equator). If French Guiana were to be all the way south of South America we wouldn’t even be anywhere close to the program. read more