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Compare French Guiana (2002) - Baker Island (2003)
Compare French Guiana (2002) z Baker Island (2003)
| French Guiana (2002) | Baker Island (2003) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 30.2% (male 28,140; female 26,876)
15-64 years: 64.2% (male 63,183; female 53,902) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 5,192; female 5,040) (2002 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry | - |
| Airports | 11 (2001) | 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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| Area | total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km |
total: 1.4 sq km
land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Indiana | about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Background | First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou. | The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. |
| Birth rate | 21.66 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $225 million
expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996) (1996) |
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| Capital | Cayenne | - |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation | equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun |
| Coastline | 378 km | 4.8 km |
| Constitution | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) | - |
| Country name | conventional long form: Department of Guiana
conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Baker Island |
| Currency | euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) | - |
| Death rate | 4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | $1.2 billion (1988) (1988) | - |
| Dependency status | overseas department of France | unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Disputes - international | Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa) | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA | - |
| Economy - overview | The economy is tied closely to the French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou, fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers. | no economic activity |
| Electricity - consumption | 418.5 million kWh (2000) | - |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2000) | - |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2000) | - |
| Electricity - production | 450 million kWh (2000) | - |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000) |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 8 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | no natural fresh water resources |
| Ethnic groups | black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10% | - |
| Exchange rates | Euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) | - |
| Executive branch | chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Ange MANCINI (since 31 July 2002)
head of government: President of the General Council Joseph HO-TEN-YOU (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (since 22 March 1992) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils |
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| Exports | $155 million f.o.b. (1997) | - |
| Exports - commodities | shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing | - |
| Exports - partners | France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (1997) | - |
| Fiscal year | calendar year | - |
| Flag description | the flag of France is used | the flag of the US is used |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $1 billion (1998 est.) | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $6,000 (1998 est.) | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 4 00 N, 53 00 W | 0 13 N, 176 31 W |
| Geography - note | mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent | treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife |
| Highways | total: 1,817 km
paved: 817 km unpaved: 1,000 km (1998) |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| Illicit drugs | small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe | - |
| Imports | $625 million c.i.f. (1997) | - |
| Imports - commodities | food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals | - |
| Imports - partners | France 52%, US 14%, Trinidad and Tobago 6% (1997) | - |
| Independence | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | - |
| Industries | construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining | - |
| Infant mortality rate | 13.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | - |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.5% (1992) (1992) | - |
| International organization participation | FZ, WCL, WFTU | - |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 2 (2000) | - |
| Irrigated land | 20 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana) | - |
| Labor force | 58,800 (1997) (1997) | - |
| Labor force - by occupation | services, government, and commerce 61%, industry 21%, agriculture 18% (1980) | - |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,183 km
border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km |
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| Land use | arable land: 0.11% NEGL
permanent crops: 0.03% other: 99.86% (90% forest, 10% other) (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
| Languages | French | - |
| Legal system | French legal system | the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
| Legislative branch | unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Council - last held 15 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PSG 5, various left-wing parties 5, independents 7, other 2; Regional Council - percent of vote by party - PS 28.28%, various left parties 22.56%, RPR 15.91%, independents 8.6%, Walwari Committee 6%; seats by party - PS 11, various left parties 9, RPR 6, independents 3, Walwari Committee 2 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; 2 seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, Walwari Committee 1 |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.49 years
male: 73.16 years female: 79.99 years (2002 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.) |
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| Location | Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia |
| Map references | South America | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Merchant marine | none (2002 est.) | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France | defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard |
| Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie | - |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure | $NA | - |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | NA% | - |
| Military manpower - availability | males age 15-49: 50,504 (2002 est.) | - |
| Military manpower - fit for military service | males age 15-49: 32,720 (2002 est.) | - |
| National holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) | - |
| Nationality | noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective: French Guianese |
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| Natural hazards | high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding | the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard |
| Natural resources | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish | guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
| Net migration rate | 8.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | - |
| Political parties and leaders | Guyanese Democratic Action or ADG [Andre LECANTE]; Guyanese Socialist Party or PSG [Marie-Claude VERDAN]; Guyana Democratic Forces or FDG [Georges OTHILY]; Popular National Guyanese Party or PNPG [Jose DORCY]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Roland HO-WEN-SZE]; Socialist Party or PS [Pierre RIBARDIERE]; Walwari Committee [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON] | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA | - |
| Population | 182,333 (July 2002 est.) | uninhabited
note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 2.57% (2002 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | Cayenne, Degrad des Cannes, Saint-Laurent du Maroni | none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998) | - |
| Radios | 104,000 (1997) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | Roman Catholic | - |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal | - |
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: fair open wire and microwave radio relay system international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | 47,000 (1997) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | NA | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) | - |
| Terrain | low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains | low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef |
| Total fertility rate | 3.13 children born/woman (2002 est.) | - |
| Transportation - note | - | there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast |
| Unemployment rate | 21.4% (1998) (1998) | - |
| Waterways | 3,300 km navigable by native craft
note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers |
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