| FRENCH GUIANA ECONOMY STATS: |
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Agriculture > products
corn, rice, manioc, sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry |
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Budget > Expenditures
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$135,500,000.00 |
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[6th of 165]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Budget > Revenues
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$135,500,000.00 |
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[6th of 166]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Debt > External
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$800,300,000.00 |
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[110th of 136]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Economy > Overview
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. |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Exchange rates
Euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000) |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Exports
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$137,500,000.00 |
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[147th of 189]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Exports to US
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$3,100,000.00 |
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[155th of 224]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Fiscal year
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calendar year |
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Source: US Census Bureau |
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GDP
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$1,551,000,000.00 |
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[164th of 203]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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GDP (purchasing power parity)
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$1,551,000,000.00 |
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[15th of 187]
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Source: World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook |
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GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture
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6.6% |
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[85th of 146]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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GDP > Composition by sector > Industry
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15.6% |
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[133rd of 146]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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GDP > Composition by sector > Services
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77.8% |
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[8th of 146]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Imports
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$625,000,000.00 |
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[140th of 185]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Imports from US
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$54,800,000.00 |
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[89th of 224]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices)
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1% |
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[148th of 192]
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Source: US Census Bureau |
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Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe
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44,850 |
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[131st of 195]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Trade balance with US
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$51,700,000.00 |
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[22nd of 224]
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Source: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization |
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Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines
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14 |
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[144th of 183]
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Source: US Census Bureau |
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