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| Region | Guyane |
| Official language | French |
| Political status | Non- sovereign, overseas department of France |
| Department Number | 971 |
| Préfecture | Cayenne |
| Sous-préfecture | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Prefect | Ange Mancini |
| Head of Regional Council | Antoine Karam |
| Head of General Council | Pierre Désert |
| Area - Total - % water | 86,504 km² |
| Population
- DensityFor other meanings of density, see density (disambiguation Density (symbol: rho Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. The higher an object's density, the higher its mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass div |
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| CurrencyFor exchange rates, see here. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e. a store of value. A currency zone is a country or region | EuroThe euro ISO 4217 code EUR is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). It is the result of the most significan |
| Time zoneTime Zone was also an old historical computer game. Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time. Formerly, people used local solar time (originally apparent and then mean), resulting in time differing slightly from town to t | UTC -3 |
| Calling CodeThis is a list of country calling codes also known as international direct dialing (IDD) codes, which are needed to access international telephone services. The numbers are assigned by the International Telecommunication Union in standard E. The numbers a | 590 |
| Internet TLDA top-level domain TLD is the last part of which Internet domain names consist of. For example, in the domain name wikipedia. org the top-level domain is org (or ORG, as domain names are not case-sensitive). The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) | .GF |
Main article: History of French GuianaIn 1498 French Guiana was first visited by Europeans when Christopher Columbus sailed to the region. It was settled by the French in 1604 and was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication sate
First settled by the French in 1604Events January 14 Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. November 1 At Whitehall Palace in Lo, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements (see Devil's Island) until 1951. In the twenty-first century, French Guiana remains the largest remaining colony of any European or other developed power on any of the continents of this world.
