e births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.52 years
male: 72.27 years
female: 78.94 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.46 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:
noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective: French Guianese

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

Religions: Roman Catholic

Languages: French

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82%

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

@French Guiana:Government

Names:
conventional long form: Department of Guiana
conventional short form: French Guiana
local long form: none
local short form: Guyane

Digraph: FG

Type: overseas department of France

Capital: Cayenne

Administrative divisions: none (overseas department of France)

Independence: none (overseas department of France)

National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)

Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)

Legal system: French legal system

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
head of government: Prefect Jean-Francois CORDET (since NA 1992);
President of the General Council Elie CASTOR (since NA); President of
the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (22 March 1993)
cabinet: Council of Ministers

Legislative branch: unicameral General Council and a unicameral
Regional Council
General Council: elections last held 25 September and 8 October 1988
(next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(19 total) PSG 12, URC 7
Regional Council: elections last held 22 March 1992 (next to be held
NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (31 total) PSG 16,
FDG 10, RPR 2, independents 3
French Senate: elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held
September 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (1
total) PSG 1
French National Assembly: elections last held 21 and 28 March 1993
(next to be held NA 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (2 total) RPR 1, independent 1

Judicial branch: Court of Appeals (highest local court based in
Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French
Gui