General information
| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | South America | North America |
| Area: | 83,534 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | French | English |
| Government form: | Overseas territory of France | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Cayenne | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 181,000 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 2.2 | 33.5 |
Economy
| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Euro (1 EUR = 100 Cent) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| GUF: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. |
|---|
Telecommunication
| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +594 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .gf | .us |
| GUF total | GUF per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. |
|---|
Climate
Detailed info for: French Guiana and United States| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 31.6 °C | 18.7 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 22.9 °C | 7.2 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 86 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 17.3 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.1 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| French Guiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Creole-French: | 64.3 % | n/a |
| French: | 30.7 % | 0.7 % |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Hakka: | 2.4 % | n/a |
| Hindi: | 1.9 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 0.7 % | 2.6 % |