French Guiana: Flag and Facts
French Guiana flies the flag of France: blue, white and red in three equal upright stripes, with the blue on the hoist side.
- Official name
- Guiana
- Capital
- Cayenne
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 69 million (2025)
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 83,534 km² (32,253 sq mi)
- People
- Guianan
- Calling code
- +594
- Highest point
- Mont Blanc 4,810
- Independence
- No single official date
- National symbols
- Gallic rooster, fleur-de-lis, Marianne (female personification of the country)
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About French Guiana
Because French Guiana is part of France, it shares that country's tricolor rather than having a national flag of its own. The design dates from 1790, during the Revolution, when royal white was combined with the Paris militia's red and blue. In the earliest years the order was flipped, with red closest to the pole.
On the map, French Guiana sits in South America and covers 83,534 square kilometers. Low coastal plains lift gradually into hills and modest mountains further inland. Cayenne is the capital. Daily life runs in French, prices are in euros, and the national holiday lands each 14 July. The rooster, the fleur-de-lis and Marianne, a female figure who stands for the nation, appear as symbols here too.
Did you know?
- The anthem played in French Guiana is La Marseillaise, the French national anthem.
- French Guiana uses the euro, the same money used in mainland France.
- The tricolor flown here has been around since 1790.
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Questions about French Guiana
What is the capital of French Guiana?
Cayenne.
Is French Guiana a country?
No. It is part of France, so it uses the French flag, anthem and currency.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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