Travelling Club - French Guiana

Fact Sheet: French Guiana

• Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
• Geographic coordinates: 4 00 N, 53 00 W
• Area: total: 91,000 sq km
• Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
• Terrain: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
• Natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
• Population: 199,509 (July 2006 est.)
• Ethnic groups: black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
• Religions: Roman Catholic
• Languages: French
• Government type: NA
• Capital: name: Cayenne
• Currency code: euro (EUR)
• Exchange rates: euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
• Internet country code: .gf
• Airports: 11 (2006)