Capital: Cayenne
Area: 91,000 sq km
Population: 195,506 (July 2005 est.)
Climate: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Currency: euro (EUR) - Currency Converter

French Guiana is an overseas département of France, located on the Caribbean coast of South America and part of Caribbean South America. Like the other DOMs, French Guiana is also a région of France. It is the smallest political entity on the South American mainland (Suriname is the smallest independent South American country). It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west (part of the eastern border with Suriname is disputed).