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French Guiana Flag and Meaning

Flag of French Guiana

Flag of French Guiana

 

French Guiana Flag Meaning

 

French Guiana Overview

Population 115000
Currency Euro
Area 90,000 km2
Capital city Cayenne
Population density 1.2 residents/km2

French Guiana is South America’s smallest and thinnest populated country. The climate is warm and rainy, and only the flatter coastal areas have been cultivated: cocoa, bananas, sugar cane, rice and maize. The interior of the country is mountainous and covered with tropical rainforest. There are significant reserves of bauxite and gold.

The People: The majority of the population is a mixture of descendants of African slaves and Europeans. In the interior of the country are indigenous peoples (4000 people) descended from the Caribe and TupĂ­ tribes, as well as smaller communities of African Americans who in the last centuries rebelled against slavery. Furthermore, there is a minority of Chinese, Indians and French.

Religion: Predominantly Catholicism, Hinduism and Islam.

Languages: French (official), Creole

Political parties: Guayana Socialist Party (PSG); Union for the Republic (Union of the Republic, RPR); Union pour le Democratie Francese (Union of French Democracy, UDF); The Movement for Decolonization of Guayana.

Official name: French Department of Merit.

Administrative division: 2 districts

Capital: Cayenne, 56,000 residents (2003).

Other important cities: Kourou, 21,000 residents; Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, 21,000 residents (2000).

Government: Emmanuel Macron, (French) head of state since May 2017. The regional parliament has 2 chambers but only consultative status: the General Council (Conseil General) with 19 members and the Regional Council (Conseil Regional) with the 31st Council President since March 2010 is Rodolphe Alexandre. The ministry (colony) has 2 representatives in the French National Assembly and 2 in the French Senate.

National Day: The French feast days are marked.

Armed forces: 8,400 French soldiers (1993)

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