Geography - note:
mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of
the South American continent
People French Guiana
Population:
191,309 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.6% (male 28,959; female 27,657)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male 66,388; female 57,020)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 5,736; female 5,549) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.3 years
male: 29.4 years
female: 27.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.25% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
4.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
6.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.)