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Compare French Guiana (2006) - Spratly Islands (2004)

Compare French Guiana (2006) z Spratly Islands (2004)

 French Guiana (2006)Spratly Islands (2004)
 French GuianaSpratly Islands
Administrative divisions none (overseas department of France) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 29,540/female 28,210)


15-64 years: 64.8% (male 69,302/female 59,980)


65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,350/female 6,127) (2006 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry -
Airports 11 (2006) 3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 4


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 1 (2006)		 total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


less than 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 7


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 5 (2006)		 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: less than 5 sq km


land: less than 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana NA
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 Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim.
Birth rate 20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Budget revenues: $135.5 million


expenditures: $135.5 million; including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)		 -
Capital name: Cayenne


geographic coordinates: 4 56 N, 52 20 W


time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 -
Climate tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation tropical
Coastline 378 km 926 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: Spratly Islands
Death rate 4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Debt - external $800.3 million (2003) -
Dependency status overseas department of France -
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) in French Guiana all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"
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. Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored; there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
Electricity - consumption 432.6 million kWh (2003) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2003) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2003) -
Electricity - production 465.2 million kWh (2003) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m		 lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 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 - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Pierre LAFLAQUIERE (since 19 July 2006)


head of government: President of the General Council Pierre DESERT (since 26 March 2004); 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		 -
Exports NA bbl/day -
Exports - commodities shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing -
Exports - partners France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2004) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description the flag of France is used -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA% 6.6%


industry: NA% 15.6%


services: NA% 77.8%		 -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 4 00 N, 53 00 W 8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Illicit drugs small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe -
Imports NA bbl/day -
Imports - commodities food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals -
Imports - partners France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2004) -
Independence none (overseas department of France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining -
Infant mortality rate total: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1% (2003) -
International organization participation UPU, WCL, WFTU -
Irrigated land 20 sq km (2003) 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 62,630 (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 18.2%


industry: 21.2%


services: 60.6% (1980)		 -
Land boundaries total: 1,240.4 km


border countries: Brazil 730.4 km, Suriname 510 km		 0 km
Land use arable land: 0.13%


permanent crops: 0.04%


other: 99.83% (90% forest, 10% other) (2005)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages French -
Legal system French legal system -
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 in March 2000 (next to be held March 2006); Regional Council - last held 21 and 28 March 2004 (next to be held in 2010)


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 - (second election results) percent of vote by party - PS 37.24%, UMP 31.58%, FDG/Walwari 31.18%; seats by party - PS 17, UMP 7, FDG/Walwari 7


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 in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, Walwari Committee 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 77.27 years


male: 73.95 years


female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 83%


male: 84%


female: 82% (1982 est.)		 -
Location Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references South America Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 NA
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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		 -
Natural hazards high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals
Natural resources bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Net migration rate 4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Guyana Democratic Forces or FDG [Georges OTHILY]; Guyanese Democratic Action or ADG [Andre LECANTE]; Guyanese Socialist Party or PSG [Marie-Claude VERDAN]; Popular National Guyanese Party or PNPG [Jose DORCY]; Socialist Party or PS [Alix LABBE]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Georges HABRAN-MERY]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (includes RPR) [Remi Louis DUBOC]; Walwari Committee (aligned with the PRG in France) [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 199,509 (July 2006 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.96% (2006 est.) -
Ports and harbors - 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 (2006 est.)		 -
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)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 51,000 (2001) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 98,000 (2004) -
Television broadcast stations 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) -
Terrain low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains flat
Total fertility rate 2.98 children born/woman (2006 est.) -
Unemployment rate 19.2% (December 2003) -
Waterways 3,760 km


note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2003)		 -
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