evidence: French Guiana profile - Published Dense equatorial forests, colonial towns and a major space centre are among the faces of French Guiana, a region of France on the north-east coast of South America. [...] Since December 2015, French Guiana has been ruled by a single assembly within the framework of the French Guiana Territorial Collectivity. This assembly, the French Guiana Assembly or Assemblée de Guyane, has replaced the former regional council and departmental council.