GF
French Guiana
Guiana
French Guiana sits in South America and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Cayenne
Population
254.5K
Area
83.5K km2
Population
254.5K
254,541 people
Area
83.5K km2
83,534 square kilometers
Density
3/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Cayenne
4.94, -52.33
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
French Guiana, officially listed here as Guiana, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make French Guiana, GF, GUF, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. French Guiana is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 254,541 people and a land area of 83,534 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 3 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 4, -53, while the capital coordinate reference is 4.94, -52.33. French Guiana shares listed land borders with BRA, SUR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Cayenne (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Cayenne, Kourou, Roura, Sinnamary and Saint-Georges. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in French Guiana, capital of French Guiana, and major urban areas in French Guiana. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as not listed. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone and Schengen Area. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
French Guiana uses calling code +594, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-03:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as F. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This French Guiana profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GF / GUF
Top-level domains
.gf
Continents
South America
Border countries
BRA, SUR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
F
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for French Guiana is represented by the GF country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Cayenne
62,675
primary
#2
Kourou
24,824
minor
#3
Roura
3,449
minor
#4
Sinnamary
2,756
minor
#5
Saint-Georges
2,742
minor
Governance
Government type
Not listed
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+594
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry