Population: 101,603 (July 1991), growth rate 3.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 10 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 76 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--French Guianese (sing., pl.); adjective--French Guiana

Ethnic divisions: black or mulatto 66%; Caucasian 12%; East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%; other 10%

Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic

Language: French

Literacy: 82% (male 81%, female 83%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)

Labor force: 23,265; services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)

Organized labor: 7% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding French Guiana on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Guiana People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about French Guiana People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.