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The Demographics of French Guiana are characterized by a young population with 44% below the age of 20 as of 2017. The total population stood at 268,700 as of January 1, 2017. The demographic profile is a reflection of the territory's high fertility rates. Regarding nationality, as of 2010, 64.5% of the population had French nationality, while ...
French Guiana's economy did not suffer from the Global Financial Crisis of 2008: the GDP grew by an average of +3.4% per year in real terms from 2002 to 2012, slightly faster than the rapidly growing population, which allowed French Guiana to catch up marginally with the rest of France in terms of standards of living. [42]
French Guiana, an overseas department of France. So called Portuguese or Brazilian Guiana, now the Amapá state of Brazil. The three Guianas proper have a combined population of 1,718,651; Guyana: 804,567, Suriname: 612,985 and French Guiana: 301,099 [1] [2] Most of the population is along the coast. Due to the jungles to the south, the Guianas ...
In a 2010 referendum, French Guianans voted against autonomy. [10] On 20 March 2017, French Guianans began going on strike and demonstrating for more resources and infrastructure. [11] 28 March 2017 saw the largest demonstration ever held in French Guiana. [12] The first woman to be elected to the Senate was Marie-Laure Phinéra-Horth in 2020 ...
Geography of French Guiana. Coordinates: 4°00′N 53°00′W. French Guiana is an overseas region of France, located on the northern coast of South America between Suriname and Brazil. The country is part of Caribbean South America and borders the North Atlantic Ocean. It has low-lying plains with small mountains to the south.
Cayenne (/ k eɪ ˈ ɛ n /; [5] French pronunciation: ⓘ; Guianese Creole French: Kayenn) is the prefecture of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America and its capital city.
Guyana (/ ɡaɪˈɑːnə / ⓘ or / ɡaɪˈænə / ⓘ ghy-A (H)N-ə), [ 11 ][ 5 ] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [ 12 ] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Kourou (/ kuːˈruː /; French pronunciation: [kuʁu]) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the ...