Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Travel Climate
Tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Travel Currency
euro (EUR)
Languages
French
Ethnic Groups
Black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
National Holiday
Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); Note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)
Geographic Coordinates
4 00 N, 53 00 W
Location
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname