| Population :
| 191,309 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 29,60%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 28 959.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 27 657.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 64,50%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 66 388.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 57 020.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 5,90%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 5 736.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 5 549.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 28.3 years .
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| Median age male :
| 29.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 27.2 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.25% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.16 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 76.89 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 73.57 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 80.38 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.05 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| French Guianese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| French Guianese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic .
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| Languages :
| French .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 83%.
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| Literacy male :
| 84%.
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| Literacy female :
| 82% (1982 est.) .
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| Government type :
| NA .
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| Independence :
| none (overseas department of France) .
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| National holiday :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The economy is tied closely to the larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980) .
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| Agriculture products :
| corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry .
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| Industries :
| construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining .
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| Exports commodities :
| shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing .
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| Exports partners :
| France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Imports partners :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Internet users :
| 3,200 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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