french guiana

Introduction

french guiana is located in South America, with its capital being Cayenne and the official language being French.

euro is the legal tender of french guiana. The top-level domain of french guiana is .gf, and to make an overseas call to french guiana, you need to add +594 / 00594 before the number.

The IANA time zone of french guiana is America/Cayenne. The local time is 11 hours ahead compared to Beijing time. On 2026-02-25, the sunrise time in french guiana's capital Cayenne is 06:41, and the sunset time is 18:42.

French Guiana: French Overseas Department in South America

French Guiana is an overseas region and overseas department of France, located in northeastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, and Brazil to the south, making it the southernmost part of French territory and the westernmost part of the European Union. As a special administrative region outside of metropolitan France, it uses the euro, with French as its official language and Cayenne as its capital. The economy is centered on the aerospace industry, with the European Space Agency's Kourou Space Center located here, which undertakes about half of the world's commercial satellite launches. Forestry, fishing and tourism are also important pillars of the economy, which is characterized by extensive tropical rainforests and rich biodiversity, and is known as the "French Amazon". With a population of about 300,000, the region is multicultural, with French traditions as well as African, Indian and Caribbean influences, making it a unique place where European and South American cultures meet.