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French GuianaFrench Guiana'''French Guiana''' (French language|French: ''Guyane'') is an overseas ''département'' (''département d'outre-mer, or DOM'') of France, located on the Caribbean Sea|Caribbean coast of South America. <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" width="300px"> <caption><font size="+1">'''Guyane'''</font></caption> <tr><td>list of regions in France|Region </td><td>Guyane</td></tr> <tr><td>Official language </td><td>French language|French</td></tr> <tr><td>Political status</td><td>Non-sovereignty|sovereign, overseas department of France </td></tr> <tr><td>Département|Department Number </td><td>973</td></tr> <tr><td>Prefecture|Préfecture </td><td>Cayenne</td></tr> <tr><td>Sous-préfecture </td><td>Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni </td></tr> <tr><td>Prefect</td><td>Ange Mancini</td></tr> <tr><td>Head of Regional Council</td><td>Antoine Karam</td></tr> <tr><td>Head of General Council</td><td>Pierre Désert</td></tr> <tr><td>Area<br> - Total <br> - % water</td><td>86,504 km²<br> <br> </td></tr> <tr><td>Population <br> - Total <br> - Density </td><td> <br> 157,213 <small>''(1999 census)''</small> <br> 185,000 <small>''(1.1.2004 estimates)''</small> <br> 2/km²</td></tr> <tr><td>Currency </td><td>Euro</td></tr> <tr><td>Time zone </td><td>UTC -3</td></tr> <tr><td><tr><td>List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code</td><td>594</td></tr> <tr><td>Top-level domain|Internet TLD<td>.gf</td></tr> </table> ==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 Atlantic Ocean|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 Guiana'' The European Space Agency launches its satellites from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou. image:french guiana sm04.png|right|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 *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). * [http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/dg/maps/7a/750x750_frenchguiana_m.gif French Guiana map] {{South_America}} {{Regions_of_France}} Category:French GuianaCategory:Special territories of the EU da:Fransk Guiana de:Französisch-Guayana et:Prantsuse Guajaana es:Guayana Francesa eo:Franca Gviano fr:Guyane française gl:Güiana Francesa - Guyane française id:Guyana Perancis it:Guyana Francese he:גיאנה הצרפתית la:Guiana Francica zh-min-nan:Guyane nl:Frans-Guyana ja:フランス領ギアナ no:Fransk Guyana pl:Gujana Francuska pt:Guiana Francesa fi:Ranskan Guayana sv:Franska Guyana First page | Prev | Next | Last page | This article on French Guiana is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "French Guiana". if you like cool drinks you may be interested in:
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