French Guiana

French Guiana (French: Guyane française, officially Guyane) is an overseas department (French: département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located on the northern coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil and Suriname. Like the other DOMs, French Guiana is also an overseas region of France, one of the 26 regions of France. Its currency is the euro. The prefecture is Cayenne. The addition of the adjective "French" comes from ... more

Country:

Also known as:

  • Guyane française,
  • Guyane,
  • La Guyane Française,
  • La Guyane Francaise,
  • La Guyane,
  • Departement De La Guyane,
  • Guyane Francaise,
  • Département De La Guyane

Location

Capital

Cayenne

Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. At the 2006 census, there were 100,323 inhabitants in the urban area of Cayenne (as defined by...

Capital:

ISO Alpha 3:

  • GUF

ISO Numeric:

  • 254

ISO Alpha Code:

  • GF

ISO Short Name:

  • FRENCH GUIANA

FIPS Code:

  • FG

Administrative Divisions:

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 5.09237
  • -52.58759

USBG name:

  • FRENCH GUIANA
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