various Caribbean islands, mainly Saint Lucia. The main groups living in the interior are the Maroons (also called Bush Negroes) and Amerindians. The Maroons, descendants of escaped African slaves, live primarily along the Maroni River. The main Maroon groups are the Paramacca, Aucan (both of whom also live in Suriname) and the Boni (Aluku). The main Amerindian groups (forming about 3%-4% of the population) are the Arawak, Carib, Emerillon, Galibi (now called the Kaliña), Palikour, Wayampi and Wayana. The most practised religion in this region is Roman Catholicism; the Maroons and some Amerindian peoples maintain their own religions. The Hmong people are also mainly Catholic owing to the influence of Catholic missionaries who helped bring them to French Guiana.[6] The Bahá'í Religion is also present. Historical population 1790 estimate 1839 estimate 1857 estimate 1891 estimate 1946 census 1954 census 1961 census 1967 census 1974 census 1982 census 1990 census 1999 census 2007 estimate 14,520 20,940 25,561 33,500 25,499 27,863 33,505 44,392 55,125 73,022 114,678 157,213 209,000 Official figures from past censuses and INSEE estimates. [edit] Notable Natives and Residents Florent Malouda, French international football player who plays for Chelsea Football Club Henri Charrière, an escaped French convict, imprisoned in and around French Guiana from 1933 to 1945. Christiane Taubira, Politician of Parti Radical de Gauche (France) Malia Metella, French swimmer, SC European Championships 2004: 1st 100m free. Bernard Lama, former French international football player. Cyrille Regis, former West Bromwich Albion and England player. Léon Damas, Francophone poet widely notated for his influence on the literary movement known as la négritude Henri Salvador, famous singer, one of the inspiration sources for the Bossa nova movement. Jean-Claude Darcheville, football striker who joined Rangers from FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the summer of 2007. Marc-Antoine Fortuné, football striker who joined AS Nancy in the winter of 2006 [edit] Bibliography France's Overseas Frontier : Départements et territoires d'outre-mer Robert Aldrich and John Connell. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-03036-6 Dry guillotine: Fifteen years among the living dead René Belbenoit, 1938, Reprint: Berkley (1975). ISBN 0-425-02950-6 Hell on Trial René Belbenoit, 1940, Translated from the Original French Manuscript by Preston Rambo. E. P Dutton & Co. Reprint by Blue Ribbon Books, New York, 194 p. Reprint: Bantam Books, 1971 Papillon Henri Charrière Reprints: Hart-Davis Macgibbon Ltd. 1970. ISBN 0-246-63987-3 (hbk); Perennial, 2001. ISBN 0-06-093479-4 (sbk) Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to Rockets in French Guiana Peter Redfield. ISBN 0-520-21985-6 [edit] See also Flag of French Guiana Dry Guillotine Guiana Space Centre [edit] References ^ French Guiana is pictured on all Euro banknotes, on the reverse at the bottom of each note, right of the Greek ???O (EURO) next to the denomination. ^ (French) INSEE-CEROM. Les comptes économiques de la Guyane en 2006 : premiers résultats. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. ^ (French) INSEE. Produits Intérieurs Bruts Régionaux en euros par habitant. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. ^ (French) INSEE, Government of France. "Estimations de population régionale au 1er janvier 2007". Retrieved on 2008-01-15. ^ (French) INSEE, Government of France. "Migrations (caractéristiques démographiques selon le lieu de naissance)". Retrieved on 2007-05-04. ^ Danny Palmerlee (2007). South America. Lonely Planet. ISBN 174104443X.  [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: French Guiana General information Conseil régional de Guyane Official website (French) Préfecture de Guyane Official website (French) Gabe's French Guiana with information and many photos French Guiana at the Open Directory Project US Consular Information Sheet Other Ethnologue French Guiana page Silvolab Guyanae - scientific interest group in French Guiana Article on separatism in French Guiana About.com French Guiana travel site Status of Forests in French Guiana French Guiana photo gallery French Guiana image gallery Photo gallery Map of French Guiana Officials reports, thesis, scientific papers about French Guiana (en|fr) The IRD's database AUBLET2 stores information about botanical specimens collected in the Guianas, mainly in French Guiana v • d • e Overseas departments and territories of France Overseas departments1 French Guiana · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Réunion Overseas collectivities French 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