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Compare French Guiana (2005) - Glorioso Islands (2005)
Compare French Guiana (2005) z Glorioso Islands (2005)
| French Guiana (2005) | Glorioso Islands (2005) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.3% (male 29,262/female 27,947)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 67,895/female 58,534) 65 years and over: 6.1% (male 6,038/female 5,830) (2005 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry | - |
| Airports | 11 (2004 est.) | 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Area | total: 91,000 sq km
land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km |
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Indiana | about eight 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. | A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse. |
| Birth rate | 20.7 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $225 million
expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996) |
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| Capital | Cayenne | - |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation | tropical |
| Coastline | 378 km | 35.2 km |
| Constitution | 4 October 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: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses |
| Death rate | 4.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | $1.2 billion (1988) | - |
| Dependency status | overseas department of France | possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas department of France) | none (possession of France) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas department of France) | none (possession of France) |
| Disputes - international | Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa) in French Guiana | claimed by Madagascar |
| Economic aid - recipient | NA | - |
| Economy - overview | The economy is tied closely to the much larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), 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 | 427.9 million kWh (2002) | - |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2002) | - |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2002) | - |
| Electricity - production | 460.1 million kWh (2002) | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 12 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | NA |
| Ethnic groups | black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10% | - |
| Exchange rates | Euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) | - |
| 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 | NA | - |
| Exports - commodities | shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing | - |
| Exports - partners | France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001) | - |
| Fiscal year | calendar year | - |
| Flag description | the flag of France is used | the flag of France is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% (2001 est.) |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $8,300 (2003 est.) | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 4 00 N, 53 00 W | 11 30 S, 47 20 E |
| Geography - note | mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent | the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system |
| Highways | total: 817 km (1998) | - |
| 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 | NA | - |
| Imports - commodities | food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals | - |
| Imports - partners | France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2002 est.) | - |
| Independence | none (overseas department of France) | - |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | - |
| Industries | construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining | - |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 1.5% (2002 est.) | - |
| International organization participation | UPU, WCL, WFTU | - |
| 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) | - |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980) | - |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,183 km
border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km |
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| Land use | arable land: 0.14%
permanent crops: 0.05% other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001) |
| Languages | French | - |
| Legal system | French legal system | the laws of France, 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 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: 77.09 years
male: 73.77 years female: 80.58 years (2005 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 | Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar |
| Map references | South America | Africa |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | registered in other countries: 3 | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France | defense is the responsibility of France |
| Military branches | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie | - |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure | $NA | - |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | NA | - |
| 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 | periodic cyclones |
| Natural resources | bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay | guano, coconuts |
| Net migration rate | 5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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]; Socialist Party or PS [Paul DEBRIETTE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (includes RPR) [Muriel ICARE]; Walwari Committee (aligned with the PRG in France) [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON] | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA | - |
| Population | 195,506 (July 2005 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2005 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 2.1% (2005 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | Degrad des Cannes | none; offshore anchorage only |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998) | - |
| Religions | Roman Catholic | - |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2005 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: country code - 594; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | 51,000 (2001) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 138,200 (2002) | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) | - |
| Terrain | low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains | low and flat |
| Total fertility rate | 3.01 children born/woman (2005 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 22% (2001) | - |
| Waterways | 3,760 km
note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2004) |
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