Flag and country information - French Administrative Region of FRENCH GUIANA
Area - 83,500 sq km / 32,230 sq ml
Capital - Cayenne
Language - 90% Creole, French, native Indian languages
Currency - Franc
Population - 186,917
Features - Eurospace rocket launchpad at Kourou; Îles du Salut, which includes Devil's Island
History - first settled by the French in 1604; in 1852 penal colonies were established including Devil's Island; by 1945 the shipments of convicts from France ceased
