Largest Cities in French Guiana
Facts about French Guiana
Official languages: French
Capital: Cayenne
Area: 91,000 km²
Population: 195,506 residents
Population density: 2.15 residents per km²
Currency: EUR
Internet TLD: .gf
ISO codes: GF, GUF, 254
The telephone code for French Guiana is +594
French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France and is located in the north of South America on the Atlantic Ocean between Brazil and Suriname at latitude 4 ° north and longitude 53 ° west. French Guiana is an integral part of the French state and therefore also part of the European Union. As in metropolitan France, the euro is the legal tender.
French Guiana has the largest contiguous forest area in France and the European Union. 90 percent of the country is covered with tropical rainforests. The vast majority of the population lives on the coast, where the largest cities are located.
Population
| Total population | |
| Population growth rate | |
| Birth rate | |
| Life expectancy | |
| Overall | |
| Men | |
| Women | |
| Age structure | |
| 0-14 years | 29.30% |
| 15-64 years | |
| 65 years and above | 6.10% |
| Median age | 28.45 years |
| Gender ratio | 1.12 M / F |
| Population density | |
| Urbanization | 75.40% |
| Cities | |
| Cayenne [capital] (Z 1999) 66149, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (Z 1999) 19211, Kourou (Z 1999) 19171, Matoury (Z 1999) 18032 | |
| Ethnicities | |
| Religions | |
| Catholics (Roman Catholic) | |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | |
| HDI ranking | |
Biggest Cities of French Guiana by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Cayenne, French Guiana | 61,661 | 4.93333 | -52.3333 |
| 2 | Matoury, French Guiana | 26,461 | 4.84921 | -52.3236 |
| 3 | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana | 24,398 | 5.50153 | -54.0292 |
| 4 | Kourou, French Guiana | 24,140 | 5.16281 | -52.6427 |
| 5 | Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana | 19,140 | 4.91667 | -52.2667 |
| 6 | Macouria, French Guiana | 8,884 | 4.91216 | -52.3743 |
| 7 | Mana, French Guiana | 5,996 | 5.66906 | -53.779 |