Independence Year :
Population : 195000
Life Expectancy : 76.1
Capital : 3014
GNP : 681.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Guyane française
Government Form : Overseas Department of France
Location : Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname.
Terrain : Low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Climate : Equatorial tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Ethnic Group : black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
Religions : Roman Catholic
Official Website :
www.outre-mer.gouv.fr
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General Information - French Guiana
Background
French Guiana is a non-souvereign overseas département (département d'outre-mer) of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America.
Settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.
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