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Capital French Guiana : |
Cayenne .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country French Guiana :
| Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km .
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| Climate French Guiana :
| tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation .
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| Life expectancy French Guiana :
| 76.89 years .
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| Fertility rate French Guiana :
| 3.05 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type French Guiana :
| NA .
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| Population French Guiana :
| 191,309 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total French Guiana :
| 91,000 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use French Guiana :
| 51,000 (2001) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular French Guiana :
| 138,200 (2002) .
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| International Country Code French Guiana :
| 594.
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| Sex ratio total French Guiana :
| 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex French Guiana ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex French Guiana ratio 15 64 :
| 1.16 male(s)/female .
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| Sex French Guiana ratio 65 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance French Guiana :
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| HIV French Guiana :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line French Guiana :
| NA |
| Literacy French Guiana :
| 83% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% French Guiana :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% French Guiana :
| NA |
| Inflation French Guiana :
| 1.5% (2002 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate French Guiana :
| 22% (2001) |
| Internet Users French Guiana :
| 3,200 (2002) |
| Location French Guiana :
| Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname |
| Geographic Coordinates French Guiana :
| 4 00 N, 53 00 W |
| Religion French Guiana :
| Roman Catholic |
| Administrative region French Guiana :
| none (overseas department of France) |
| Terrain French Guiana :
| low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains |
| Elevation extremes lowest French Guiana :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest French Guiana :
| Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m |
| Natural resources French Guiana :
| bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
| Land use arable land French Guiana :
| 0,14% |
| Land use permanentcrops French Guiana :
| 0,05% |
| Irrigated land French Guiana :
| 20 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards French Guiana :
| high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding |
| Environment current issues French Guiana :
| NA |
| Geography note French Guiana :
| mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent |
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