Peppery. (French Guiana) (International) The Economist (US) | October 13, 1990 | COPYRIGHT 1990 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ON SOUTH AMERICA'S northern shore lies a little bit of France-the only bit of mainland America, as distinct from some offshore islands, still ruled from Europe. French Guiana, once the place to which convicts were deported, is a stretch of jungle short of raw materials that may cost the French exchequer as much as $1 billion a year. But France does not complain. The Ariane rockets launched from Kourou earn $700m or more a year, by putting some of the world's satellites into orbit.

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