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Flag: French Guiana

flæg frɛntʃ gi'ænə
Flags Unicode 2.0 rare

Meanings

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Flags · Geography Uncommon

The flag of French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France located on the northeast coast of South America. Features the French tricolor design.

Used to represent French Guiana in geographical or political contexts, or when discussing travel to the region.

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French Guiana is home to the European Space Agency's primary launch site and contains vast areas of protected Amazon rainforest.

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References the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana
French Guiana hosts Europe's primary spaceport, a major point of pride
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Indicates French Guiana's status as an overseas department of France
Used in educational or political discussions about territorial status

Culture

Despite being in South America, French Guiana uses the Euro and is politically part of the European Union as an integral part of France.

The emoji often appears in space-related discussions due to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, which handles launches for the European Space Agency.

France More frequently used in France due to French Guiana being an integral part of the French Republic.
Gen_X: Limited usage, primarily in geographical or travel contexts.
Gen_Z: Rarely used except in educational contexts or when discussing space launches from Kourou.
Older: Minimal usage, mainly in formal contexts discussing French overseas territories.
Millennials: Occasionally used in travel discussions or when referencing the European spaceport.

History

2015

Emoji flag for French Guiana introduced as part of Unicode 8.0

Expansion of regional flag emojis to include all territories with ISO country codes