French Guiana

'''French Guiana''' (French: Guyane) is an overseas département (''département d'outre-mer, or DOM'') of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.

Guyane

Region	Guyane
Official language	French
Political status	Non-sovereign, overseas department of France
Department Number	971
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	590
Internet TLD	.gf

History

Main article: History of French Guiana First 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 Guiana As 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 Guiana French Guiana is located on the Caribbean 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 Guiana The European Space Agency launches its satellites from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou. Map Of French Guiana

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of French Guiana

Miscellaneous

• Communications in French Guiana
• Transportation in French Guiana
• Military of French Guiana
• Foreign relations of French Guiana
• Inini

References

• The CIA World Factbook 2000
• French Guiana map

Countries in South America
Argentina	Bolivia > Brazil	Chile > Colombia	Ecuador > Guyana	Paraguay > Peru	Suriname > Uruguay	Venezuela
Dependencies: Falkland Islands	French Guiana

Regions of France || Flag of France
Alsace		Aquitaine > Auvergne	Burgundy	Brittany > Centre | Champagne-Ardenne	Corsica > Franche-Comté	Île-de-France	Languedoc-Roussillon > Limousin	Lorraine > Midi-Pyrénées	Nord-Pas-de-Calais > Loire Region	Picardy > Poitou-Charentes	Rhône-Alpes
Overseas Departments
Guadeloupe		Martinique > French Guiana	Réunion

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