evidence: French Guiana is located on the Caribbean coastline of South America. It is bordered to the south and east by Brazil, and to the west by Suriname. French Guiana is the only French overseas territory that is not an island. Like Guadeloupe and Martinique, French Guiana is considered part of France. Its land area is 83,534 km2, and its population is about 306,000. The territory was originally settled by the Indigenous Arawak and Carib peoples. The first French settlements were established around 1624. French Guiana became an overseas department of France in 1946. The territory is best known for being the launch site of the European Space Agency, as it is the closest European territory to the Equator. Guadeloupe is an island territory located in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean. It is situated to the north of the independent country of Dominica, and to the south of the British overseas territory of Montserrat. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of six islands, the largest of which are the two islands of Grand Terre and Basse Terre. The total land area of the French territory is 1,628 km2, and its population is approximately 400,000. Guadeloupe is now classified as one of the five overseas regions and departments of France, which means that it is treated as part of France itself. Thus, it is part of the European Union and uses the Euro as its currency. Guadeloupe also has four representatives in the French National Assembly.