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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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America/Cayenne |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC-3 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Fuling is located in the central part of Chongqing Municipality, China, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Wujiang River, and is one of the important metropolitan areas of Chongqing and the core node of the Upper Yangtze River Economic Belt. With a total area of 2,941 square kilometers and a population of about 1.15 million, it is predominantly hilly and mountainous, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Fuling has a history of more than 2,300 years of establishment and was once the hometown of the State of Ba. It is famous for the "hometown of squash", and Fuling squash is a national geographic indications product. Modern industries are mainly food processing, equipment manufacturing and new materials, and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River and many highways and railroads form a comprehensive transportation network.
It has famous attractions such as Baiheliang Underwater Museum (the world's first underwater site museum) and Wuling Mountain Rift Valley. As a strategic node of the Twin Cities Economic Circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, it is actively promoting the integration of industry and city, and building a demonstration zone for green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Farnos is a town in the French overseas department of French Guiana, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern South America. As part of the French territorial component within the European Union, Farnos inherits the French administrative system, with French as its official language and the Euro as its currency.
It has a tropical rainforest climate with high temperatures and rainfall all year round, and its natural landscape is characterized by dense tropical jungle and rich biodiversity. Farnos is close to the famous Kourou Space Center (European Space Launch site), a region internationally known for its space activities.
Economically, Farnos is dependent on French financial support and is associated with the space industry, fishing and limited agriculture. The town has a good infrastructure and retains its French cultural identity while incorporating elements of its native culture, such as Creole.
With its unique South American-European cultural mix and aerospace technology location, Farnos is one of the representative settlements of French Guiana.