As the largest overseas territory of France, why is French Guiana unwilling to be independent?

South America, because of the adventure of explorers in the era of great navigation, slowly fell into the territory of colonial powers such as Spain and Portugal; Today, most of them have become independent sovereign countries.

However, there are no exceptions. South America has the only non-sovereign country-French Guiana.

One colony after another, in order to get rid of the oppression of France, went to the road of independence. But why is French Guiana, far away from home, always unwilling to leave the embrace of France? Apart from being the master of the country, what keeps French Guiana dependent on France?

Restricted by the small total area and the shortage of resources, the industrial development planning of French Guiana has always been very inadequate. In the local area, forestry has become an important traditional economic industry in this area because of its superior climate and natural conditions and over 90% forest coverage. However, most of the agriculture that needs a lot of attention only thrives in some coastal areas.

Due to the small market demand, export has become one of the main ways to generate income in French Guiana. France, Trinidad and Tobago and Italy are three important trading countries, and most of the local foreign business activities are oriented to these three regions.

Congenital defects greatly limit the future development space of French Guiana, which is mainly manifested in its extreme dependence on the outside world, especially the French mainland. This is also an important reason why French Guiana has always refused independence.