French Guiana, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Cayenne, capital city of French Guiana
French Guiana Flag
French Guiana is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about French Guiana | |
French Guiana is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent |
French Guiana has a population of | 303,402 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of French Guiana are called French Guianese |
The country’s total area is | 91,000 Km2 ( 56,545 sq mi) |
French Guiana ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
French Guiana Capital city | Cayenne |
Neighbouring countries | Suriname, Brazil. |
French Guiana Climate | tropical, but moderate |
Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic |
Second most predominant religion | Indigenous |
Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
Internet ccTLD | .gf |
French Guiana calling code | +594 |
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