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French Guiana
(1,674 words)

Le Departement du Guyana Française (The Department of French Guiana)

Demographics (United Nations)

Population

304,000

Area

87,000 sq. km (33,000 sq. mi)

Population density

4/sq. km (9/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

2.50% (per 1,000: births 22, deaths 3)

Under 15 years

32%

Urban dwellers

86% (2.55% p.a.)

Capital city

Cayenne 58,600

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

43% Guianese Creole French, 8% French, 8% Haitian Cre…

Cite this page
“French Guiana”, in: World Christian Encyclopedia Online, Todd M. Johnson, Gina A. Zurlo. Consulted online on 21 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2666-6855_WCEO_COM_02GUF>
First published online: 2020



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