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 capital city of French Guiana,an overseas region and department of France located in South America. 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 political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana,in South America.
The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 193,482 (2022),and its area is 42,589 km2 (16,444 sq mi). It is the larger of the two arrondissements in French Guiana.
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.
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/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west.
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.
Lénaïck Adam is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been a member of the French 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.
The Assembly of French Guiana is the regional legislature of French Guiana. It was first elected in 2015,replacing the General Council of French Guiana and the Regional Council of French Guiana.
Marie-Laure Phinera-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.
