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Complete details about French Guiana in South America with capital city Cayenne
| Country Name | French Guiana (Guyane française) |
| Country Code | GUF |
| Capital City | Cayenne |
| Continent | South America |
| Region | South America |
| Independence Year | 0 |
| Population | 181000 |
| Surface Area | 90000.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 76.1 years |
| GNP | 681.0 (old 0.0) |
| Government Form | Overseas Department of France |
Spoken Languages |
Creole French (94.3%) Indian Languages (1.9%) |
Major Cities |
Cayenne, Cayenne (population 50699) |
French Guiana's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: MarketWatch (press release) | Wed, 23 May 2012 06:05:33 -0700 | |
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Columbus Gold is a gold exploration and development company operating in French Guiana and Nevada. In French Guiana, Columbus Gold controls a 100% beneficial interest in the Paul Isnard gold project, which hosts a 43-101 compliant 1.9 million ounce ... read full story |
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| Publisher: The Guardian | Fri, 18 May 2012 11:09:22 -0700 | |
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She has been an MP in French Guiana since 1993 and wrote a French law in 2001 making slavery a crime against humanity. In 2002, she was France's first black candidate for the presidency. The Harvard-educated head of the general council for the ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Cambridge Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:58:17 -0700 | |
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JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 were launched on May 15 from French Guiana on a single Ariane 5 rocket. Both satellites will serve the growing Asian market. JCSAT-13 will replace an existing satellite providing television broadcast coverage to Japan, Indonesia, ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Space Daily | Sat, 19 May 2012 04:29:35 -0700 | |
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by Staff Writers Early this morning, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their planned transfer orbits. read full story |
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