Articles related to "French Guiana"
French Guiana
In order to fully understand South America, the journeyman traveller would be well advised to visit French Guiana.
• unexplored south america
• french guiana
• off the beaten track
• iles du salut
• penal colony
Devil's Island
Thousands of prisoners served time on Devil's Island and thousands died there, whether by starvation, overwork, execution or disease.
• devil's island
• hell hole
• penal colony
• ghost
• prison
Movie: Papillon
Prisoners Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman plot their escape from infamous Devil's Island in director Franklin J. Schaffner's classic adventure movie, Papillon.
• papillon
• steve mcqueen
• dustin hoffman
• franklin j. schaffner
• devil's island
France - Government Profile
France, an independent country since 486 AD, has developed into a representative democratic republic, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
• france government profile
• political framework structure
• representative democracy fifth republic
• capital paris
• independence 486 ad first king franks clovis i