<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: French Guiana<nl>Government</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Names:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional long form:</hi> Department of Guiana
<item>• <hi format=ital>conventional short form:</hi> French Guiana
<item>• <hi format=ital>local long form:</hi> none
<item>• <hi format=ital>local short form:</hi> Guyane
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<item><hi format=bold>Digraph:</hi> FG
<item><hi format=bold>Type:</hi> overseas department of France
<item><hi format=bold>Capital:</hi> Cayenne
<item><hi format=bold>Administrative divisions:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Independence:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> French legal system
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> President Francois MITTERRAND (since 21 May 1981)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> 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)
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> Council of Ministers
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<item><hi format=bold>Legislative branch:</hi> unicameral General Council and a unicameral Regional Council
<item><hi format=bold>General Council:</hi> 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
<item><hi format=bold>Regional Council:</hi> elections last held 22 March 1992 (next to be held NA); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(31 total) PSG 16
<item><hi format=bold>French Senate:</hi> elections last held 24 September 1989 (next to be held September 1998); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(1 total) PSG 1
<item><hi format=bold>French National Assembly:</hi> 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
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> Court of Appeals (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> Guianese Socialist Party (PSG), Elie CASTRO; Conservative Union for the Republic (UPR), Leon BERTRAND; Rally for the Center Right (URC); Rally for the Republic (RPR); Guyana Democratic Front (FDG), Georges OTHILY; Walwari Committee, Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> FZ, WCL
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>US diplomatic representation:</hi> none (overseas department of France)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> the flag of France is used