French Guiana is not a separate territory but is both an overseas région and overseas department of France,with the same government institutions as areas on the French mainland. The administrative center is Cayenne.
Cayenne is the prefecture of French Guiana,an overseas region and department of France located in South America and its capital city. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "fert aurum industria",which means "work brings wealth". Cayenne is the largest Francophone city of the South American continent.
The Guianese Socialist Party is a socialist political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana,in South America.
The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in the French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 10 communes. Its population is 180,493 (2021),and its area is 17,029 km2 (6,575 sq mi). It is the smallest of the three arrondissements in French Guiana,but also its most populated.
Matoury is a commune of French Guiana,an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Union Sportive de Matoury is a French Guianese football club playing at the top level. It is based in Matoury. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal.
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 Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement is a pro-independence political party in French Guiana.
Chantal Berthelot is a French politician,former member of the French National Assembly representing department of French Guiana.
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).As of January 2024,it is home to approximately 295,385 people.
The 1st constituency of French Guiana is one of two French National Assembly constituencies in the French Guiana département. Located in the eastern third of the department,the constituency contains the capital city of Cayenne.
Rodolphe Alexandre is a French politician from French Guiana. The former Mayor of Cayenne,he was president of the Guiana Assembly,the deliberative assembly of French Guiana,since its establishment on 1 January 2016,until 2021.
The 2017 social unrest in French Guiana was a series of protests and strikes led by the "Collective of 500 Brothers" to highlight the issues of insecurity and infrastructure in French Guiana,France. It began on March 20,2017 in Kourou,and spread all over French Guiana within a few days. Several international rocket and satellite launches were postponed,and March 28 saw the largest demonstration ever held in French Guiana.
A by-election was held in French Guiana's 2nd constituency on 4 March 2018,with a second round on 11 March as no candidate secured a majority of votes in the first round. The by-election was called after the Constitutional Council invalidated the election of Lénaïck Adam,candidate of La République En Marche! (REM),in the June 2017 legislative elections on 8 December 2017.
Adam Lenaïck is a French politician of Renaissance (RE) who was a member of the National Assembly from 2018 until 2022,representing department of French Guiana.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of French Guiana. The first five cases were found on 4 March and the first death was announced on 20 April 2020. On 30 April,the territory was green listed,because the pandemic appeared to be under control except for Saint-Georges. In June,the virus started circulating all over the territory.
Sainte-Rose-de-Lima is a village of Lokono Amerindians in the commune of Matoury in French Guiana. The village is located on the RN2 near Cayenne –Félix EbouéAirport. It is the largest settlement of Lokono in French Guiana.
Péyi Guyane is a political party in French Guiana. It was founded in 2018. The party 35 out of 55 seats in the Assembly of French Guiana.
Marie-Laure Phinéra-Horth is a French politician,who was the first woman from French Guiana to be appointed to the French Senate in 2020. Prior to her role as a senator,she was mayor of Cayenne from 2010.
Davy Rimane is a French politician and labor activist. Rimane was elected to represent French Guiana's 2nd constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. He had previously contested the seat in the 2017 legislation election as well as the 2018 by-election.
