Facts and Figures

Full name: French Guiana

Nationality
        noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
        adjective: French Guianese

 

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Area 
        total: 91,000 sq km
        water: 1,850 sq km 
        land: 89,150 sq km


Population: 195,506 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups  
        black or mulatto 66%
        white 12%
        East Indian
        Chinese
        Amerindian 12%
        other 10%

Capital: Cayenne  (70 000)

Largest Cities
        Kourou  (20 000) 
        Saint Laurent  (20 000) 

Official Language: French 

Religion: Roman Catholic 

Political system: Department

GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.551 billion (2003 est.) 

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $8,300 (2003 est.)

Inflation:  1.5% (2002 est.)

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