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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For those that don't know, French Guiana being an overseas department of France makes it analogous to Alaska or Hawaii, rather than a mere territory. It's considered a fully-fledged part of France, at the same level as all the departments of metropolitan France.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

And because of that France's longest border is with Brazil.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do they also get to vote for the president?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, as it has the same rights as the other French counties in Europe. They also vote in EU parliament elections

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's so cool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it’s a colony of Europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not exactly. People live there have the same rights as people living in European France, they are not second class citizens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, a colony that was naturalized.