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submitted 4 months ago by witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Thank you!

[–] Xia@jlai.lu 15 points 4 months ago (5 children)

And French Guiana is not a country, just a region of France

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Huh, so it's one of those relics of colonialism that didn't eventually end up independent then.

Also really weird to learn they use the Euro there lol

[–] Pabo@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

Indeed, you can even see French Guyana depicted on the map on the back of the Euro banknotes (usually on a map window in the lower left corner).

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