SERIAL · 254South America
French Guiana
CapitalCayenne
CurrencyEUR · euro
LanguageFrench, Guianan Creole
Since1946
ISOGUF · GF
Population
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— THE COUNTRY —
Overseas department of France
French Guiana, also known by its French name Guyane, is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi). As of January 2026, it is home to 298,554 people.
Text: Wikipedia — French GuianaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Cayenne
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Official language
- French, Guianan Creole
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +594
- Top-level domain
- .gf
- Independence / founding
- 21 Mar 1946
- Highest point
- Bellevue de l'Inini (831 m)
The World Bank does not publish figures for French Guiana, so this note carries no economic or social statistics.
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— TRADE —
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History
21 Mar 1946French Guiana — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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