Why Does France Own Part of South America?

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In South America, France owns a territory called French Guiana, but why does it? What's the story behind this little far-flung department?

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📖 SOURCES:
[1] https://www.france24.com/en/20100111-french-guiana-martinique-vote-against-more-autonomy
[2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351427/gdp-french-overseas-regions-per-capita
[3] https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPDPC@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD

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