French Guiana
Guyane (French) | |
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Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana Collectivité territoriale de Guyane (French) | |
Motto: Fert Aurum Industria | |
Anthem: La Marseillaise ("The Marseillaise") | |
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Coordinates: 4°N 53°W / 4°N 53°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Prefecture | Cayenne |
Departments | 1 (every overseas region consists of a department in itself) |
Government | |
• Prefect | Thierry Queffelec[1] |
• President of the Assembly | Gabriel Serville (Guyane Kontré pour avancer) |
• Legislature | Assembly of French Guiana |
Area | |
• Total | 83,846 km2 (32,373 sq mi) |
• Land | 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd region and 1st department |
Population (January 2022)[4] | |
• Total | 294,436 |
• Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | French Guianan French Guianese |
Time zone | UTC-3:00 (BRT) |
ISO 3166 code | |
GDP (2019)[5] | Ranked 17th |
Total | €4.41 billion (US$4.93 billion) |
Per capita | €15,521 (US$17,375) |
NUTS Region | FRA |
Website | Territorial Collectivity Prefecture |
French Guiana (French: Guyane) is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America. By land area, it is the second largest region of France (after Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and the largest overseas department of France and of the European Union.
Its prefecture and largest city is Cayenne.
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