On which continent is the main spaceport of the European Space Agency located?

in Europe
in Africa
in South America
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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flagThailand
14%
4%
80%
0%
21
flagItaly
9%
9%
76%
4%
63
flagFrance
25%
1%
61%
11%
54
flagGreece
12%
5%
59%
20%
54
flagRepublic of Ireland
16%
5%
58%
18%
53
flagGermany
26%
7%
54%
10%
781
flagSwitzerland
27%
7%
54%
9%
84
flagSpain
3%
7%
53%
26%
26
flagAustria
26%
8%
52%
12%
128
flagIsrael
31%
5%
52%
10%
19
flagthe Netherlands
16%
9%
50%
23%
55
flagAustralia
27%
9%
49%
12%
65
flagUnknown
16%
16%
48%
20%
25
flagthe United States
29%
9%
45%
12%
804
flagPoland
22%
11%
44%
20%
19153
flagthe United Kingdom
28%
8%
38%
23%
310
flagIndia
36%
12%
37%
11%
184
flagCanada
34%
9%
36%
19%
61
flagthe Philippines
58%
0%
29%
11%
17
flagLithuania
22%
44%
22%
11%
18