French Guiana

French Guiana, officially called Guiana, is an overseas department and region of France, located on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west. Its 83,534 sq km (32,253 sq mi) area has a very low population density of only 3 inhabitants per sq km, with half of its 244,118 inhabitants in 2013 living in the metropolitan area of Cayenne, its capital. By land area, it is the second largest region of France and the largest outermost region within the European Union.

The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans. It was colonised by Frenchmen and other Europeans, who introduced African slaves and later Asian labourers and Hmong refugees from Laos.

The official language is French, while each ethnic community has its own language, of which French Guianese Creole is the most widely spoken.

Part of France since 1946, Guiana joined the European Union, and its official currency is the euro. The region is the most prosperous territory in South America with the highest GDP per capita. A large part of Guiana's economy derives from the presence of the Guiana Space Centre, now the European Space Agency's primary launch site near the equator.

Maps of neighboring countries of French Guiana

Maps of Brazil

Maps of Suriname

Collection of maps of French Guiana. Other maps of French Guiana (French Guiana maps).

Maps of French Guiana

Administrative divisions map of French Guiana

Detailed location map of French Guiana

Detailed map of French Guiana with roads and cities

Detailed political map of French Guiana with relief

Detailed regions map of French Guiana

Large detailed country profile map of French Guiana - 1983

Large detailed map of French Guiana with cities and villages

Large detailed political and administrative map of French Guiana with marks of cities, roads and railroads - 1992

Large detailed political and administrative map of French Guiana with relief and marks of cities, roads and railroads - 1992

Large detailed political and administrative map of French Guiana with relief, roads, cities, airports and sea ports - 1983

Large detailed political map of French Guiana with major roads, villages and cities

Large detailed topographical map of French Guiana

Large flag map of French Guiana

Large location map of French Guiana

Large physical map of French Guiana

Large political and administrative map of French Guiana with relief, roads and major cities

Large political map of French Guiana with relief, roads and cities - 1992

Large political map of French Guiana with roads and cities - 1992

Large political map of South America

Large relief map of French Guiana

Large road map of French Guiana with cities

Large scale detailed topographical map of Surinam and French Guiana

Large scale political map of French Guiana with relief, roads, cities and villages

Political map of French Guiana with cities

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