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French Guinea
The territory in South America is called French Guiana, not French Guinea. “French Guinea” refers to a former French colony in West Africa.
Full reasoning
This is a place-name error. The French overseas department on the northern coast of South America is French Guiana. Official French tourism materials identify it as “French Guiana” and describe it as a department of France. By contrast, “French Guinea” is the historical name of a former French colony in West Africa, associated with present-day Guinea, not the territory bordering Suriname and Brazil. In this sentence, the surrounding countries/territories (Guyana and Suriname) make clear the intended place is French Guiana.
2 sources
- What to do and visit in French Guiana Amazonia, a department of France
The page title calls it “French Guiana” and describes it as “a department of France.”
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/French Guinea
The entry begins: “FRENCH GUINEA, a French colony in West Africa, formerly known as Rivières du Sud.”