On which continent is the main spaceport of the European Space Agency located?
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in Africa
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in Asia
The Guiana Space Centre is a French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana since 1968. The location was chosen as it fulfils the two major geographical requirements of such a site: it is quite close to the equator, so that the spinning earth can impart some extra velocity to the rockets for free when launched eastward, and it has open sea to the east, so that lower stages of rockets and debris from launch failures cannot fall on human habitations.
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Thailand21
Italy63
France57
Greece56
Republic of Ireland53
Germany816
Switzerland89
Israel20
Austria132
the Netherlands58
Spain26
Australia65
Unknown25
the United States827
Poland19299
the United Kingdom318
India187
Canada62
the Philippines17
Lithuania18