South America's Only EU Territory

The Oyapock River forms the border with Brazil, while the Maroni River forms the border with Suriname.

Refugees from Laos settled the village of Cacao in the 1970s and sell produce at a well-known market.

Henri Charrière's 1969 account of his escape from the penal colony became an international bestseller.

As part of France, it uses the same currency as mainland France.