French Guiana
Capital · Cayenne
Maroon communities — Aluku, Saramaka, Ndyuka — along the Maroni river, and Europe's spaceport sitting in the rainforest upstream.
French Guiana at a glance
- Capital
- Cayenne
- Region
- South America · French overseas department
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- French · Guianese Creole · Aluku · Saramaccan
- Dialling code
- +594
- Status
- Territory or overseas department
The African connection
The Maroni marks the Suriname border, and Maroon nations live along both banks, unbothered by it. Their governance, drumming and textile traditions are continuous with those of the Surinamese interior.
Key dates for French Guiana
The dates this community marks — independence, emancipation, and the festivals that fill a hall wherever its people have settled.
Diaspora meets diaspora
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