French Guiana
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| Region | Guyane |
| Official language | French |
| Political status | Non-sovereign, overseas department of France |
| Department Number | 973 |
| Préfecture | Cayenne |
| Sous-préfecture | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Prefect | Ange Mancini |
| Head of Regional Council | Antoine Karam |
| Head of General Council | Pierre Désert |
| Area - Total - % water | 86,504 km² |
| Population
- Total - Density |
157,213 (1999 census) 185,000 (1.1.2004 estimates) 2/km² |
| Currency | Euro |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Calling Code | 594 |
| Internet TLD | .gf |
| Table of contents |
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2 Politics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Demographics 6 Miscellaneous 7 References |
History
Main article: History of French GuianaFirst settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (see Devil's Island) until 1951.
Politics
Main article: Politics of French GuianaAs an integral part of France, French Guiana is part of the European Union, the largest part in area outside Europe and the only part outside Europe that is not an island (other than the small Spanish towns of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa).
Geography
Main article: Geography of French GuianaFrench Guiana is located on the North Atlantic coast of South America. To the west is Suriname, and Brazil is to the south and east.
See also: Communes of the Guyane département
Economy
Main Article: Economy of French GuianaThe European Space Agency launches its satellites from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou.
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of French GuianaMiscellaneous
- Communications in French Guiana
- Transportation in French Guiana
- Military of French Guiana
- Foreign relations of French Guiana
- Inini
References
- The CIA World Factbook 2000
- Belbenoit, René. 1940. Hell on Trial. Translated from the Original French Manuscript by Preston Rambo. E. P Dutton & Co. Reprint by Blue Ribbon Books, New York, 1941. Reprint: Bantam Books, 1971.
- Belbenoit, René. 1938. Dry guillotine: Fifteen years among the living dead. Reprint: Berkley (1975). ISBN 0425029506.
- Charrière, Henri. Papillon. Reprints: Hart-Davis Macgibbon Ltd. 1970. ISBN 0246639873 (hbk); Perennial, 2001. ISBN 0060934794 (sbk).
- French Guiana map
| Countries in South America |
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| Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Guyana | Paraguay | Peru | Suriname | Uruguay | Venezuela |
| Dependencies: Falkland Islands | French Guiana |
| Regions of France | |
|---|---|
| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Overseas Departments | |
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion | |
