French Guiana

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Overview of French Guiana

Officially name: French Guiana

Capital: Cayenne

Official language: French

Government: President

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Religion in French Guiana

The dominant religion of French Guiana is Roman Catholicism; the Maroons and some Amerindian people maintain their own religions. The Hmong people are also mainly Catholic owing to the influence of missionaries who helped bring them to French Guiana.

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Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana

Cayenne (/keɪɪˈɛn/; French pronunciation: ​[kajɛn]) is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "fert aurum industria" which means "work brings wealth".