French Guiana, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
Image of Cayenne, capital city of French Guiana
French Guiana is a French overseas department hosting Europe’s spaceport at Kourou, preserving Amazon rainforest ecosystems, and operating within the eurozone legal and financial framework.
French Guiana in one word would be “Spaceport,” meaning orbital launch.
French Guiana Flag
French Guiana armorial
French Guiana is a country located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about French Guiana |
The capital city of French Guiana is Cayenne.
| French Guiana is located in | South America Americas Continent Inhabitants of French Guiana are called French Guianese |
| French Guiana has a population of | 303,402 inhabitants within a total area of 91,000 Km2 (56,545 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| French Guiana ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| 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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