| People | French Guiana |
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Economy - overview:
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The economy is tied closely to the much larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$1.551 billion (2003 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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NA |
GDP - real growth rate:
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NA% |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$8,300 (2003 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA% 6.6%
industry: NA% 15.6%
services: NA% 77.8% |
Investment (gross fixed):
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void |
Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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1% (2003) |
Labor force:
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62,630 (1999) |
Labor force participation rate:
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31.39 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 18.2%
industry: 21.2%
services: 60.6% (1980) |
Unemployment rate:
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19.2% (December 2003) |
Budget:
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revenues: $135.5 million
expenditures: $135.5 million; including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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680 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining |
Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
Electricity - production:
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465.2 million kWh (2003) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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2,332 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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432.6 million kWh (2003) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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2,169 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2003) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2003) |
Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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void |
Oil - consumption:
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6,600 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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12.07 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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NA bbl/day |
Oil - imports:
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NA bbl/day |
Oil - proved reserves:
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void |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2003 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2003 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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void |
Natural gas - imports:
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void |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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void |
Agriculture - products:
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corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry |
Current account balance:
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void |
Current account balance - per capita:
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void |
Exports:
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$137.5 million f.o.b. (2003) |
Exports per capita:
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690 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing |
Exports - partners:
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France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2004) |
Imports:
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$625 million c.i.f. (2002 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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3,133 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals |
Imports - partners:
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France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2004) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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void |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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void |
Debt - external:
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$800.3 million (2003) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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4,012 USD per capita |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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$NA |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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void |
Currency (code):
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euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
Exchange rates:
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euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) |
Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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