French Guiana

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French Guiana is a sparsely populated territory on the northeastern coast of South America known for its Amazonian rainforest and the European spaceport at Kourou.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf overseas department of France
overseas region of France
territory
administrativeDivisionOf French Republic
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Brazil
Suriname
callingCode +594
capital Cayenne
climate tropical rainforest climate
coastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
contains Guiana Space Centre
surface form: European Spaceport at Kourou

Guiana Amazonian Park
Guiana Space Centre
continent South America
country France
currency euro
drivesOn right
ethnicGroups Creoles
Indigenous peoples of the Guianas
Ndyuka Maroons
surface form: Maroons

Metropolitan French
geographicalFeature Amazon rainforest
surface form: Amazonian rainforest
governingBody Prefect of French Guiana
hasCity Cayenne
Kourou
Matoury
Remire-Montjoly
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
ISO3166-1Alpha2 GF
ISO3166-1Alpha3 GUF
judicialSystem French legal system
largestCity Cayenne
legislature Departmental Council of French Guiana
Departmental Council of French Guiana
surface form: Territorial Collectivity Assembly of French Guiana
locatedIn northeastern coast of South America
NUTSRegion FRY3
officialLanguage French
officialLanguageStatus French is the sole official language
officialStatus integral part of France
outermost region of the European Union
partOf Guianas
populationDensity sparsely populated
primaryReligion Christianity
regionalGovernment Departmental Council of French Guiana
surface form: Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane
representedIn National Assembly of France
surface form: French National Assembly

Senate of France
surface form: French Senate
sovereignState France
spaceport Guiana Space Centre
timeZone UTC−03:00
usedFor European space launches

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Tupian alsoSpokenIn French Guiana
Saramaccan language spokenIn French Guiana
Ndyuka Maroons locatedIn French Guiana
Aluku language spokenIn French Guiana
Aluku language country French Guiana
Pamaka language spokenIn French Guiana
Code Noir (involvement in drafting) inForceIn French Guiana
subject surface form: Code Noir
Aukan spokenIn French Guiana
Aukan isSpokenMinorityLanguageIn French Guiana
Aukan subcountry French Guiana
Marowijne District borders French Guiana
Lokono language country French Guiana
Palikur language territory French Guiana
GF represents French Guiana
GUF represents French Guiana
GUF appliesToTerritory French Guiana
this entity surface form: overseas department of French Guiana
Kourou locatedIn French Guiana
Kourou partOf French Guiana
this entity surface form: Overseas department of French Guiana
Kourou department French Guiana
Kourou region French Guiana
Kourou countrySubdivision French Guiana
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni region French Guiana
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni department French Guiana
Guiana Amazonian Park locatedIn French Guiana
Departmental Council of French Guiana governs French Guiana
this entity surface form: department of French Guiana
Prefect of French Guiana coordinatesWith French Guiana
this entity surface form: Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana
French colonists majorDestination French Guiana
Afro-Haitians diasporaPresence French Guiana
North Brazil Current flowsPast French Guiana
Cayenne locatedIn French Guiana
Cayenne capitalOf French Guiana
Cayenne partOf French Guiana
this entity surface form: Overseas department of French Guiana
Cayenne administrativeCenterOf French Guiana
Cayenne isSeatOf French Guiana
this entity surface form: Prefecture of French Guiana
Maipurean languages country French Guiana
Njuká spokenIn French Guiana
Ndyuka people locatedIn French Guiana
Amapá borders French Guiana
Maroon hasSignificantPopulationIn French Guiana
Remire-Montjoly locatedIn French Guiana
Remire-Montjoly department French Guiana
Remire-Montjoly belongsToCollectivity French Guiana