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 | FRENCH GUIANA[Guyane française] : general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Guyane française |
| country code ISO: GF //; - FIPS: FG |
| location: Northern South America |
| time zone: -3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 88150 sq.km = 34749 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 6° N / South: 2° N / East: 52° W / West: 55° W |
| borders (land): Suriname, Brazil |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical humid |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: overseas department of France since 1947-01 |
| capital: Cayenne |
| administrative division: district (2); into canton (14), or commune (22) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1999): 157,213 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 172,605 // - ; 2001: 177,562 |
| population density: per 1,8 sq.km = 4,7 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 5,5% //; - doubling time: years |
| birth rate: 28 - 31 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 -6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 18 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 72 years (male: 69; female: 76) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 75% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 40% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Creole 42%; Chinese 14%; French 10%; Haitian 7% |
| languages: French, Creole patois |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 75 - 80%; Protestant 4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 83% (male: 84%; female: 82%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Euro = 100 cents (until 2002: French franc = 100 centimes) |
| annual inflation rate: 1,5% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 6000 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 4000 per capita |
| import: USD 783 per capita //; - export: USD 158 per capita |
| trade: USD 8390 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: FR TT US |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 38% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,07 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0,1% //; - grass land: 15% //; - wooded area: 83% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 11% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 35% |
| agricultural products: timber, shrimps, rum, essences, sugarcane, cassava, rice, roots & tubers, bananas |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / cattle: 9 / goats: 1 / horses: / pigs: 11 / poultry: 190 / sheep: 3 |
| fish catch: 7700 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: rum |
| mining products: gold, gravel stone; bauxite and kaolin have been discovered but largely unexploited |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 83% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1473 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 722 - 1137 km //; - of which paved: 40% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 185 per 1000 |
| railways: 30 km (only for mining material) //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 460 km |
| ownership telephone: 277 - 288 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 486 - 650 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 170 - 188 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 11 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mt. Bellevue de'Inini 850 m, Massif Tabulaire 830, unnamed peak 792, Mt. Cottica 710 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): a relatively reservoir in the Sinnemary river, until now without a name on the map |
| lakes (deepest): |
| rivers: Maroni, Mana, Sinnemary, Kourou, Comté, Approuague, Oyapock |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Îles du Diable, Îles du Salut, Île de Cayenne, La Mère |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
| the data prior to 1950 are subjected to over-enumeration |
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