Total population | |
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Approx. 123,365 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
French Guiana (Approx. 123,365 [1] ) | |
Languages | |
French, Guianan Creole | |
Religion | |
Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Afro-Guyanese, Afro-Surinamese |
Afro-French Guianans or Black French Guianans are French Guianan people who are of African descent.
As of 2003, people of African descent (including those of mixed African and European ancestry) are the majority ethnic group in French Guiana accounting for around 66% of the territory's population. [1]
The French Guiana national football team is the regional football team of the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, and is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Guyane, the local branch of the French Football Federation.
Kasékò is a musical genre from French Guiana. It also designates the drums as well as the dance of this musical genre. This is a fusion of African, European and American styles.
The Music of French Guiana is a very rich and varied music of several styles and cultures coming from Europe, Africa and the Americas by the Amerindians due to its history and its multi-ethnic diversity.
Florent Johan Malouda is a French football coach and former professional player who played as a left winger. Born in French Guiana, he represented both France and French Guiana at international level.
The Guianan white-eared opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Oecomys auyantepui, also known as the Guianan oecomys and north Amazonian arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys from South America. It is found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and nearby regions of Venezuela and Brazil. It is an arboreal rodent known from the understory of primary rainforest, found at altitudes from sea level to 1100 m.
Neacomys guianae, also known as the Guianan neacomys or Guiana bristly mouse, is a nocturnal rodent species from South America. It is found in lowland tropical rainforests in northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Its diet consists of insects, seeds and fruit.
French Guianese Creole is a French-based creole language spoken in French Guiana, and to a lesser degree, in Suriname and Brazil. It resembles Antillean Creole, but there are some lexical and grammatical differences between them. Antilleans can generally understand French Guianese Creole, though there may be some instances of confusion. The differences consist of more French and Brazilian Portuguese influences. There are also words of Amerindian and African origin. There are French Guianese communities in Suriname and Brazil who continue to speak the language.
The Guianan gnatcatcher is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Articles related to the French overseas department of Guiana(Région Guyane) include:
French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi), and is inhabited by 295,385 people.
Lesly Marguerite Malouda is a French Guianan former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Mickaël Solvi is a French Guianan international footballer who plays as a forward.
Rhudy Evens is a French Guianan footballer who currently plays for the ASC Le Geldar as a midfielder.
Hubert Contout is a French Guianan professional football manager.
Awara broth is a typical Guianan Creole stew from French Guiana, made up of many ingredients that are combined with the pulp of the fruit of Awara tree, reduced at length beforehand in a pot. The stew can include salt ham, bacon, salt beef, pork snout, salt cod, smoked fish, fresh seafood like crabs and prawns, roasted chicken and vegetables like cabbage, spinach, eggplant and chile peppers.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion(s). Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.
Jules Haabo is a French Guianan professional footballer who plays for the French Guiana national football team.
Javanese French Guianans are a French Guianan ethnic group who are of full or partial Javanese Indonesian descent. There are approximately 3,000 Javanese French Guianans living in French Guiana.
Aaron Malouda is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.